Luke

Luke 17:33

³³Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whoever	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
tries	ζητήσῃ	zētēsē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
to save	περιποιήσασθαι	peripoiēsasthai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle	G4046 I acquire, purchase
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
life	ψυχὴν	psychēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5590 the soul, life, self
will lose	ἀπολέσει	apolesei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing
it	αὐτήν	autēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
but	δ’	d’	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
whoever	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
loses	ἀπολέσῃ	apolesē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing
will preserve	ζωογονήσει	zōogonēsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2225 I preserve alive
it	αὐτήν	autēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.