Luke
Luke 23:47–48
47When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.n” 48And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts.
Footnotes
- n 23:47 Or an innocent man
Word by word
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Luke 23:47
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| centurion | ἑκατοντάρχης | hekatontarchēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1543 a centurion |
| saw | Ἰδὼν | Idōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| what | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| had happened | γενόμενον | genomenon | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| he gave glory | ἐδόξαζεν | edoxazen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1392 I glorify, honor, bestow glory on |
| to God | Θεὸν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| saying | λέγων | legōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| Surely | Ὄντως | Ontōs | Adverb | G3689 really, truly |
| this | οὗτος | houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| righteous | δίκαιος | dikaios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1342 just, righteous, impartial |
| man | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
Luke 23:48
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| all | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| people | ὄχλοι | ochloi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3793 a crowd |
| who had gathered | συμπαραγενόμενοι | symparagenomenoi | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4836 I come together with, help |
| for | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| this | ταύτην | tautēn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| spectacle | θεωρίαν | theōrian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2335 a sight, spectacle |
| saw | θεωρήσαντες | theōrēsantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2334 I behold, look at, experience |
| what | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| had happened | γενόμενα | genomena | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| they returned | ὑπέστρεφον | hypestrephon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G5290 I turn back, return |
| beating | τύπτοντες | typtontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5180 I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment |
| breasts | στήθη | stēthē | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4738 the breast |
Cross-references
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Luke 23:47 Mark 15:39 · Matthew 27:54 · Luke 23:41
Luke 23:48 Luke 18:13 · Acts 2:37 · Jeremiah 31:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.