Luke
Luke 21:34
34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life — and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| watch | Προσέχετε | Prosechete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4337 I pay attention to, devote myself to |
| yourselves | ἑαυτοῖς | heautois | Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| or | μή‿ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| hearts | καρδίαι | kardiai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
| will be weighed down | βαρηθῶσιν | barēthōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G916 I weight, load, burden |
| by | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| dissipation | κραιπάλῃ | kraipalē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2897 drunken dissipation |
| drunkenness | μέθῃ | methē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3178 drunkenness |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| worries | μερίμναις | merimnais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G3308 care, worry, anxiety |
| of life | βιωτικαῖς | biōtikais | Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural | G982 belonging to ordinary life |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| that | ἐκείνη | ekeinē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| day | ἡμέρα | hēmera | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| will spring | ἐπιστῇ | epistē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2186 I stand by, am urgent, befall one, impend |
| upon | ἐφ’ | eph’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| suddenly | αἰφνίδιος | aiphnidios | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G160 unexpected, sudden |
| like | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| a snare | παγίς | pagis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3803 a snare, trap |
Cross-references
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Mark 4:19 · Luke 12:45–46 · Luke 12:40 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2–8 · 1 Peter 4:3–7 · 1 Corinthians 6:10 · Revelation 3:3 · 2 Peter 3:14 · Hosea 4:11 · Mark 13:35–37 · Galatians 5:20 · 1 Corinthians 5:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.