Luke

Luke 18:4

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

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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

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