Luke
Luke 17:2
2It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It would be better | λυσιτελεῖ | lysitelei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3081 it profits |
| for him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| to have | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| a millstone | λίθος | lithos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3037 a stone |
| hung | περίκειται | perikeitai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4029 I surround, am surrounded with |
| around | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| neck | τράχηλον | trachēlon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5137 the neck |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| to be thrown | ἔρριπται | erriptai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4496 I throw, cast, toss |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| sea | θάλασσαν | thalassan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2281 the sea, lake |
| than | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| one | ἕνα | hena | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1520 one |
| of these | τούτων | toutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| little | μικρῶν | mikrōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3398 little, small |
| to stumble | σκανδαλίσῃ | skandalisē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4624 I cause to stumble |
Cross-references
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Mark 9:42 · Matthew 18:14 · Matthew 18:3–6 · Matthew 18:10 · 1 Corinthians 8:11–12 · Matthew 26:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.