Luke
Luke 17:16–18
16He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him — and he was a Samaritan.
17“Were not all ten cleansed?” Jesus asked. “Where then are the other nine? 18Was no one found except this foreigner to return and give glory to God?”
Word by word
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Luke 17:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He fell | ἔπεσεν | epesen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4098 I fall, fall under |
| facedown | πρόσωπον | prosōpon | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4383 the face, countenance, surface |
| at | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| feet | πόδας | podas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4228 the foot |
| in thanksgiving | εὐχαριστῶν | eucharistōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2168 I thank, give thanks |
| to Him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he | αὐτὸς | autos | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a Samaritan | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4541 a Samaritan |
Luke 17:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not | Οὐχὶ | Ouchi | Adverb | G3780 by no means, not at all |
| ten | δέκα | deka | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1176 ten |
| cleansed | ἐκαθαρίσθησαν | ekatharisthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G2511 I make clean |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| asked | Ἀποκριθεὶς | Apokritheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| Where then are | ποῦ | pou | Adverb | G4226 where, whither |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| nine | ἐννέα | ennea | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1767 nine |
Luke 17:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Was no one found | εὑρέθησαν | heurethēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G2147 I find |
| except | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| this | οὗτος | houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| foreigner | ἀλλογενὴς | allogenēs | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G241 of another nation, a foreigner |
| to return | ὑποστρέψαντες | hypostrepsantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5290 I turn back, return |
| give | δοῦναι | dounai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1325 I offer, give |
| glory | δόξαν | doxan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor |
| to God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 17:16 Acts 8:5–25 · Matthew 10:5 · Revelation 19:10 · Luke 10:32–35 · Luke 9:52–56 · Revelation 19:4–5 · Luke 5:8 · Revelation 4:10 · John 4:39–42 · John 4:9 · Revelation 5:14 · Acts 1:8
Luke 17:17 Romans 1:21 · Psalm 106:13 · Genesis 3:9
Luke 17:18 Psalm 50:23 · Matthew 15:24–28 · Psalm 106:13 · Revelation 14:7 · Matthew 8:12 · Isaiah 42:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.