Luke
Luke 18:2–5
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, 5yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’”
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.
Luke 18:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In | ἔν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| a certain | τινι | tini | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| town | πόλει | polei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| there was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| judge | Κριτής | Kritēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2923 a judge |
| neither | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| feared | φοβούμενος | phoboumenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5399 I fear, am terrified |
| God | Θεὸν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| respected | ἐντρεπόμενος | entrepomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1788 I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence |
| men | ἄνθρωπον | anthrōpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
Luke 18:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| there was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a widow | χήρα | chēra | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5503 a widow |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| that | ἐκείνῃ | ekeinē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| town | πόλει | polei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| who kept appealing | ἤρχετο | ērcheto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Give me justice | Ἐκδίκησόν | Ekdikēson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1556 I give justice over, defend, avenge, vindicate |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| adversary | ἀντιδίκου | antidikou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G476 an opponent, adversary |
Luke 18:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| a while | χρόνον | chronon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5550 time, a particular time, season |
| he refused | ἤθελεν | ēthelen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| later | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| he | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| himself | ἑαυτῷ | heautō | Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| Though | Εἰ | Ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| I neither | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| fear | φοβοῦμαι | phoboumai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G5399 I fear, am terrified |
| God | Θεὸν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| nor | οὐδὲ | oude | Conjunction | G3761 neither, nor, not even |
| respect | ἐντρέπομαι | entrepomai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G1788 I turn to confusion, put to shame, reverence |
| men | ἄνθρωπον | anthrōpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
Luke 18:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yet | γε | ge | Particle | G1065 at least, indeed, really |
| because | διά | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| this | ταύτην | tautēn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| widow | χήραν | chēran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5503 a widow |
| keeps pestering me | παρέχειν | parechein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3930 I offer, provide |
| I will give her justice | ἐκδικήσω | ekdikēsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1556 I give justice over, defend, avenge, vindicate |
| Otherwise | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| she will wear me out | ὑπωπιάζῃ | hypōpiazē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5299 I bruise, worry, exhaust |
| with her perpetual requests | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Luke 18:5 Luke 11:8 · Luke 18:39 · Judges 16:16 · Mark 10:47–48 · 2 Samuel 13:24–27 · Matthew 15:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.