Luke

Luke 23:44–45

⁴⁴It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.^k ⁴⁵The sun was darkened,^l and the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.

Footnotes

k 23:44 That is, from noon until three in the afternoon
l 23:45 Or failed or was obscured; BYZ and TR became dark

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Luke 23:44

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It was now	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
about	ὡσεὶ	hōsei	Adverb	G5616 as if, as it were, like, about
sixth	ἕκτη	hektē	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1623 sixth
hour	ὥρα	hōra	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5610 an hour, season
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
darkness	σκότος	skotos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4655 darkness
came	ἐγένετο	egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
over	ἐφ’	eph’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
all	ὅλην	holēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3650 all, the whole, entire
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
land	γῆν	gēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
until	ἕως	heōs	Preposition	G2193 until, as far as
ninth	ἐνάτης	enatēs	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1766 ninth
hour	ὥρας	hōras	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5610 an hour, season

Luke 23:45

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
sun	ἡλίου	hēliou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2246 the sun, sunlight
was darkened	ἐκλιπόντος	eklipontos	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G1587 I fail utterly, cease, die
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
veil	καταπέτασμα	katapetasma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2665 a veil, curtain
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
temple	ναοῦ	naou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3485 a temple, shrine
was torn	ἐσχίσθη	eschisthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G4977 I rend, divide asunder
down	μέσον	meson	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3319 middle, in the middle

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Luke 23:44 Matthew 27:45 · Mark 15:33–34 · Amos 8:9 · Acts 2:20 · Matthew 27:52 · John 19:14 · Mark 15:39 · Amos 5:18 · Psalm 105:28 · Exodus 10:21–23 · Habakkuk 3:8–11 · Joel 2:31

Luke 23:45 Hebrews 10:19–22 · Matthew 27:51 · Hebrews 9:3–8 · Mark 15:38 · Ephesians 2:14–18 · Leviticus 16:12–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.