Luke
Luke 23:55–56
55The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed. 56Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Luke 23:55
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | αἱ | hai | Article - Nominative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| women | γυναῖκες | gynaikes | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| who | αἵτινες | haitines | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever |
| had come with | συνεληλυθυῖαι | synelēlythuiai | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural | G4905 I come or go with, accompany, assemble |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| Galilee | Γαλιλαίας | Galilaias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1056 Galilee |
| followed | Κατακολουθήσασαι | Katakolouthēsasai | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural | G2628 I follow after |
| they saw | ἐθεάσαντο | etheasanto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G2300 I see, behold, contemplate, visit |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| tomb | μνημεῖον | mnēmeion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3419 a tomb, sepulcher |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| how | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| body | σῶμα | sōma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4983 body, flesh |
| was placed | ἐτέθη | etethē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G5087 I put, place |
Luke 23:56
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| they returned | ὑποστρέψασαι | hypostrepsasai | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural | G5290 I turn back, return |
| to prepare | ἡτοίμασαν | hētoimasan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2090 I make ready, prepare |
| spices | ἀρώματα | arōmata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G759 spice, perfume |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| perfumes | μύρα | myra | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3464 anointing-oil, ointment |
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they rested | ἡσύχασαν | hēsychasan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2270 I rest, am silent, live quietly |
| on the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Sabbath | σάββατον | sabbaton | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4521 the Sabbath, a week |
| according to | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| commandment | ἐντολήν | entolēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 23:55 Luke 23:49 · Mark 15:47 · Luke 8:2 · Matthew 27:61
Luke 23:56 Luke 24:1 · Mark 16:1
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.