Luke
Luke 14:8
8“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | Ὅταν | Hotan | Conjunction | G3752 when, whensoever |
| you are invited | κληθῇς | klēthēs | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G2564 I call, invite, name |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| a wedding banquet | γάμους | gamous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1062 a marriage, wedding, wedding-feast |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| sit | κατακλιθῇς | kataklithēs | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G2625 I recline, cause to recline |
| in | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| place of honor | πρωτοκλισίαν | prōtoklisian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4411 the chief place at a banquet |
| in case | μή‿ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| more distinguished | ἐντιμότερός | entimoteros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative | G1784 precious, honored, honorable |
| than you | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| has been | ᾖ | ē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| invited | κεκλημένος | keklēmenos | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2564 I call, invite, name |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.