Luke
Luke 18:25
25Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indeed | γάρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| it is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| easier for | εὐκοπώτερον | eukopōteron | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative | G2123 easier |
| a camel | κάμηλον | kamēlon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2574 a camel |
| to pass | εἰσελθεῖν | eiselthein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| the eye | τρήματος | trēmatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G5169 a hole, the eye of a needle |
| of a needle | βελόνης | belonēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G956 a missile, dart, javelin |
| than for | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| a rich man | πλούσιον | plousion | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4145 rich |
| to enter | εἰσελθεῖν | eiselthein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| kingdom | βασιλείαν | basileian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.