Luke
Luke 20:17
17But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written:
‘The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone’b?
Footnotes
- b 20:17 Psalm 118:22|PSA 118:22
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.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| looked directly at | ἐμβλέψας | emblepsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1689 I look into, look upon |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| what | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the meaning of | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| that which | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| is written | γεγραμμένον | gegrammenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1125 I write |
| stone | Λίθον | Lithon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3037 a stone |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| builders | οἰκοδομοῦντες | oikodomountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3618 I build, build up, edify |
| rejected | ἀπεδοκίμασαν | apedokimasan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G593 I reject after testing, I disqualify |
| has become | ἐγενήθη | egenēthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| cornerstone | κεφαλὴν | kephalēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2776 the head |
Cross-references
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Psalm 118:22 · Isaiah 28:16 · Acts 4:11 · Matthew 21:42 · Mark 12:10 · 1 Peter 2:7–8 · Zechariah 3:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.