Luke
Luke 17:37
37“Where, Lord?” they asked.
Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where | Ποῦ | Pou | Adverb | G4226 where, whither |
| Lord | Κύριε | Kyrie | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| they asked | ἀποκριθέντες | apokrithentes | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G611 I answer, reply |
| answered | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Wherever | Ὅπου | Hopou | Adverb | G3699 where, whither |
| a | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| carcass | σῶμα | sōma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4983 body, flesh |
| there | ἐκεῖ | ekei | Adverb | G1563 there, yonder, thither |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| vultures | ἀετοὶ | aetoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G105 an eagle, bird of prey |
| will gather | ἐπισυναχθήσονται | episynachthēsontai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1996 I collect, gather together |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 24:28 · Job 39:29–30 · Zechariah 13:8–9 · Revelation 19:17–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.