Luke
Luke 18:5
5yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests.’”
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| 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
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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.