Luke
Luke 18:3
3And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.