Luke
Luke 2:48
48When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| saw | ἰδόντες | idontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| they were astonished | ἐξεπλάγησαν | exeplagēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1605 I am thunderstruck, astounded |
| Child | Τέκνον | Teknon | Noun - Vocative Neuter Singular | G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant |
| why | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| have You done | ἐποίησας | epoiēsas | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| this | οὕτως | houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| to us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| mother | μήτηρ | mētēr | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3384 a mother |
| asked | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| father | πατήρ | patēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| and I | κἀγὼ | kagō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G2504 I also, I too |
| have been anxiously searching | ἐζητοῦμέν | ezētoumen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2212 I seek, search for, desire |
| for You | σε | se | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.