Luke
Luke 16:19
19Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | δέ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| there was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| rich | πλούσιος | plousios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4145 rich |
| man | Ἄνθρωπος | Anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| dressed in | ἐνεδιδύσκετο | enedidysketo | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1737 I put on, clothe |
| purple | πορφύραν | porphyran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4209 a purple garment |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| fine linen | βύσσον | bysson | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1040 fine linen, cotton |
| who lived each day in joyous | εὐφραινόμενος | euphrainomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2165 I cheer, am glad, make merry |
| splendor | λαμπρῶς | lamprōs | Adverb | G2988 magnificently, sumptuously |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 16:49 · Luke 18:24–25 · Amos 6:4–6 · Ezekiel 27:7 · James 5:1–5
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.