Luke

Luke 24:2–5

²They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, ³but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.

⁵As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

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Luke 24:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They found	εὗρον	heuron	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2147 I find
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
stone	λίθον	lithon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3037 a stone
rolled away	ἀποκεκυλισμένον	apokekylismenon	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular	G617 I roll away
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
tomb	μνημείου	mnēmeiou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3419 a tomb, sepulcher

Luke 24:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
when they entered	εἰσελθοῦσαι	eiselthousai	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural	G1525 I go in, come in, enter
they did not find	εὗρον	heuron	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2147 I find
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
body	σῶμα	sōma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus

Luke 24:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
While	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
they	αὐτὰς	autas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
were puzzling	ἀπορεῖσθαι	aporeisthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle	G639 I am in difficulties, am at my wits end
over	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
this	τούτου	toutou	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
suddenly	ἰδοὺ	idou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1417 two
men	ἄνδρες	andres	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
radiant	ἀστραπτούσῃ	astraptousē	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular	G797 I flash, am lustrous
apparel	ἐσθῆτι	esthēti	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2066 clothing, raiment
stood beside	ἐπέστησαν	epestēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2186 I stand by, am urgent, befall one, impend
them	αὐταῖς	autais	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Luke 24:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
bowed	κλινουσῶν	klinousōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Plural	G2827 I rest, recline, make to yield
faces	πρόσωπα	prosōpa	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4383 the face, countenance, surface
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
ground	γῆν	gēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
in terror	ἐμφόβων	emphobōn	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural	G1719 full of fear, terrified
asked	εἶπαν	eipan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
them	αὐτάς	autas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Why	Τί	Ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
do you look for	ζητεῖτε	zēteite	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
living	ζῶντα	zōnta	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2198 I live
among	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
dead	νεκρῶν	nekrōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3498 dead, a corpse

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Luke 24:3 Luke 24:23

Luke 24:4 Mark 16:5 · John 20:11–12 · Acts 1:10 · Matthew 28:2–6

Luke 24:5 Mark 16:5–6 · Revelation 1:18 · Matthew 28:3–5 · Luke 1:12–13 · Revelation 2:8 · Daniel 10:19 · Daniel 10:16 · Hebrews 7:8 · Daniel 8:17–18 · Daniel 10:7–12 · Acts 10:3–4 · Luke 1:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.