Luke
Luke 3:14
14Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”
“Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| soldiers | στρατευόμενοι | strateuomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4754 I wage war, fight |
| asked | Ἐπηρώτων | Epērōtōn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1905 I interrogate, question, demand of |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| what | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| should we do | ποιήσωμεν | poiēsōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| Do not take money by force | διασείσητε | diaseisēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1286 I blackmail, extort from |
| or | μηδὲ | mēde | Conjunction | G3366 and not, not even |
| false accusation | συκοφαντήσητε | sykophantēsēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4811 I accuse falsely, defraud |
| he said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Be content with | ἀρκεῖσθε | arkeisthe | Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G714 I am sufficient, I suffice, am content, satisfied |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| wages | ὀψωνίοις | opsōniois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G3800 pay, wages |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Hebrews 13:5–6 · Exodus 20:16 · 1 Timothy 6:8–10 · Philippians 4:11 · Exodus 23:1 · Leviticus 19:11 · Romans 13:9–10 · Luke 19:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.