Luke

Luke 19:12

¹²So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
He said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
A	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
man	Ἄνθρωπός	Anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
of noble birth	εὐγενὴς	eugenēs	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2104 of noble birth, noble
went	ἐπορεύθη	eporeuthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G4198 I travel, journey, go
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
a distant	μακρὰν	makran	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3112 far away
country	χώραν	chōran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5561 region, land, fields
to lay claim	λαβεῖν	labein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2983 I receive, take
to his	ἑαυτῷ	heautō	Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
kingship	βασιλείαν	basileian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
and then	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
return	ὑποστρέψαι	hypostrepsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G5290 I turn back, return

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