Luke
Luke 23:26
26As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| led Him away | ἀπήγαγον | apēgagon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G520 I lead, carry, take away |
| they seized | ἐπιλαβόμενοι | epilabomenoi | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1949 I seize, take hold of |
| Simon | Σίμωνά | Simōna | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4613 Simon |
| of Cyrene | Κυρηναῖον | Kyrēnaion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2956 belonging to Cyrene, a Cyrenaean |
| on his way in | ἐρχόμενον | erchomenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| from | ἀπ’ | ap’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the country | ἀγροῦ | agrou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G68 a field, the country |
| they put | ἐπέθηκαν | epethēkan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2007 I put, place upon, lay on |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| cross | σταυρὸν | stauron | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4716 a cross |
| on him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| to carry | φέρειν | pherein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G5342 I carry, bear, bring, lead |
| behind | ὄπισθεν | opisthen | Preposition | G3693 from behind, after |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
Cross-references
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Matthew 27:32–44 · Mark 15:21–32 · Acts 13:1 · Luke 9:23 · Luke 14:27 · Acts 6:6 · Acts 6:9 · Acts 2:10 · John 19:16–17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.