Luke
Luke 17:31
31On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| that | ἐκείνῃ | ekeinē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| day | ἡμέρᾳ | hēmera | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| no one | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| housetop | δώματος | dōmatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G1430 the top of the house |
| come down | καταβάτω | katabatō | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2597 I go down, come down |
| to retrieve | ἆραι | arai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G142 I raise, lift up |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| possessions | σκεύη | skeuē | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G4632 a vessel to contain liquid, utensil, tackle |
| Likewise | ὁμοίως | homoiōs | Adverb | G3668 in like manner |
| no one | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| field | ἀγρῷ | agrō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G68 a field, the country |
| return | ἐπιστρεψάτω | epistrepsatō | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1994 I turn back to |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| anything | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| left behind | ὀπίσω | opisō | Adverb | G3694 behind, after |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 16:26 · Jeremiah 45:5 · Mark 13:14–16 · Luke 21:21 · Philippians 3:7–8 · Matthew 24:17–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.