Luke

Luke 18:2–4

2“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men. 3And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

4For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect men,

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Luke 18:2

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
InἔνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
a certainτινιtiniInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingularG5100 any one, some one
townπόλειpoleiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG4172 a city
there wasἦνēnVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
aτιςtisInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5100 any one, some one
judgeΚριτήςKritēsNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2923 a judge
neitherμὴmēAdverbG3361 not, lest
fearedφοβούμενοςphoboumenosVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularG5399 I fear, am terrified
GodΘεὸνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
respectedἐντρεπόμενοςentrepomenosVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularG1788 I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence
menἄνθρωπονanthrōponNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG444 a man, one of the human race

Luke 18:3

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
there wasἦνēnVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
a widowχήραchēraNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG5503 a widow
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
thatἐκείνῃekeinēDemonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingularG1565 that, that one there, yonder
townπόλειpoleiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG4172 a city
who kept appealingἤρχετοērchetoVerb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG2064 I come, go
toπρὸςprosPrepositionG4314 to, towards, with
himαὐτὸνautonPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Give me justiceἘκδίκησόνEkdikēsonVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG1556 I give justice over, defend, avenge, vindicate
myμουmouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularG1473 I
adversaryἀντιδίκουantidikouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG476 an opponent, adversary

Luke 18:4

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForἐπὶepiPrepositionG1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
a whileχρόνονchrononNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5550 time, a particular time, season
he refusedἤθελενēthelenVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2309 I will, wish, desire
butδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
laterμετὰmetaPrepositionG3326 with, after
heταῦταtautaDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG3778 this, he, she, it
saidεἶπενeipenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
toἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
himselfἑαυτῷheautōReflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG1438 himself, herself, itself
ThoughΕἰEiConjunctionG1487 if
I neitherοὐouAdverbG3756 no, not
fearφοβοῦμαιphoboumaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularG5399 I fear, am terrified
GodΘεὸνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
norοὐδὲoudeConjunctionG3761 neither, nor, not even
respectἐντρέπομαιentrepomaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularG1788 I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence
menἄνθρωπονanthrōponNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG444 a man, one of the human race

Cross-references

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Luke 18:2 Proverbs 29:7 · Psalm 8:1–4 · Luke 18:4 · Ezekiel 22:6–8 · Jeremiah 22:16–17 · 2 Chronicles 19:3–9 · Micah 3:1–3 · Job 29:7–17 · Romans 3:14–18

Luke 18:3 Isaiah 1:17 · Job 22:9 · Jeremiah 5:28 · Luke 18:7–8 · Romans 13:3–4 · Job 29:13 · Deuteronomy 27:19 · Isaiah 1:21–23 · 2 Samuel 14:5–24

Luke 18:4 Hebrews 4:12–13 · Luke 12:17 · Luke 16:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.