Luke
Luke 18:36–37
36When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.
37“Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.
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 18:36
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| he heard | ἀκούσας | akousas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| the crowd | ὄχλου | ochlou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3793 a crowd |
| going by | διαπορευομένου | diaporeuomenou | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1279 I journey through |
| he asked | ἐπυνθάνετο | epynthaneto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4441 I ask, inquire |
| what | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| was | εἴη | eiē | Verb - Present Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
Luke 18:37
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| of | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Nazareth | Ναζωραῖος | Nazōraios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3480 Nazarene |
| is passing by | παρέρχεται | parerchetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3928 I pass by |
| they told | Ἀπήγγειλαν | Apēngeilan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G518 I report, bring a report, announce |
| him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 18:37 Matthew 2:23 · John 1:45 · John 19:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.