Luke

Luke 21:3–4

³“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. ⁴For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

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Luke 21:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Truly	Ἀληθῶς	Alēthōs	Adverb	G230 truly, really, certainly
I tell	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
He said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
this	αὕτη	hautē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
poor	πτωχὴ	ptōchē	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4434 poor, destitute
widow	χήρα	chēra	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5503 a widow
has put in	ἔβαλεν	ebalen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
more	πλεῖον	pleion	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative	G4119 more, greater
than all	πάντων	pantōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of

Luke 21:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
they all	πάντες	pantes	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
contributed	ἔβαλον	ebalon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
out of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
their	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
surplus	περισσεύοντος	perisseuontos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4052 I exceed, am left over
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
she	αὕτη	hautē	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
out of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
her	αὐτῆς	autēs	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
poverty	ὑστερήματος	hysterēmatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5303 that which is lacking, poverty
has put in	ἔβαλεν	ebalen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
all	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
she had	εἶχεν	eichen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
to live on	βίον	bion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G979 life, manner of life, livelihood

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Luke 21:3 2 Corinthians 8:12 · 2 Corinthians 8:2–3 · Acts 10:34 · Exodus 35:21–29 · Mark 12:43–44

Luke 21:4 Acts 2:44–45 · Luke 15:12 · Acts 4:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.