Luke
Luke 23:31
31For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | Ὅτι | Hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| do | ποιοῦσιν | poiousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| these things | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| tree | ξύλῳ | xylō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3586 a staff, cross, anything made of wood |
| green | ὑγρῷ | hygrō | Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular | G5200 moist, green, full of sap |
| what | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| will happen | γένηται | genētai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| dry | ξηρῷ | xērō | Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular | G3584 dry, withered, dry land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Peter 4:17–18 · John 15:6 · Proverbs 11:31 · Ezekiel 20:47–48 · Ezekiel 21:3–4 · Matthew 3:12 · Ezekiel 15:2–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.