Luke

Luke 21:23–24

²³How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people. ²⁴They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

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Luke 21:23

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How miserable	Οὐαὶ	Ouai	Interjection	G3759 woe!, alas!
those	ἐκείναις	ekeinais	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
days	ἡμέραις	hēmerais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
pregnant	ἐχούσαις	echousais	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
nursing	θηλαζούσαις	thēlazousais	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Plural	G2337 I give suck, suck
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
there will be	ἔσται	estai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
great	μεγάλη	megalē	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3173 large, great
distress	ἀνάγκη	anankē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G318 necessity, constraint, compulsion
upon	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
land	γῆς	gēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
wrath	ὀργὴ	orgē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3709 anger, wrath, passion
against	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
this	τούτῳ	toutō	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
people	λαῷ	laō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd

Luke 21:24

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will fall	πεσοῦνται	pesountai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G4098 I fall, fall under
by	στόματι	stomati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4750 the mouth, speech
of	μαχαίρης	machairēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3162 a sword
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
be led captive	αἰχμαλωτισθήσονται	aichmalōtisthēsontai	Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G163 I take captive, subdue, ensnare
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
all	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
nations	ἔθνη	ethnē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Jerusalem	Ἰερουσαλὴμ	Ierousalēm	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2419 Jerusalem
will be	ἔσται	estai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
trodden down	πατουμένη	patoumenē	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3961 I tread, trample upon
by	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
Gentiles	ἐθνῶν	ethnōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
until	ἄχρι	achri	Preposition	G891 as far as, up to, until
times	καιροὶ	kairoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2540 fitting season, opportunity, time
of	ἐθνῶν	ethnōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
are fulfilled	πληρωθῶσιν	plērōthōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G4137 I fill, fulfill, complete

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Luke 21:23 Mark 13:17 · Matthew 24:19 · Luke 23:29 · Lamentations 4:10 · James 5:1 · 1 Thessalonians 2:16 · Hebrews 10:26–31 · Deuteronomy 28:56–57 · 1 Peter 4:17

Luke 21:24 Romans 11:25 · Revelation 11:2 · Isaiah 63:18 · Daniel 12:7 · Daniel 9:27 · Isaiah 5:5 · Daniel 8:13 · Isaiah 66:19 · Malachi 1:11 · Lamentations 1:15 · Isaiah 66:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.