Luke

Luke 3:9

⁹The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
axe	ἀξίνη	axinē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G513 an axe
lies ready	κεῖται	keitai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2749 I lie, recline, am laid
at	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
root	ῥίζαν	rhizan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4491 a root, that which comes from the root
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3588 the
trees	δένδρων	dendrōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1186 a tree
and	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
every	πᾶν	pan	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
tree	δένδρον	dendron	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1186 a tree
that does not produce	ποιοῦν	poioun	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4160 I do, make
good	καλὸν	kalon	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2570 beautiful, good, worthy
fruit	καρπὸν	karpon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2590 fruit, result, gain
will be cut down	ἐκκόπτεται	ekkoptetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1581 I cut out, cut off
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
thrown	βάλλεται	balletai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
fire	πῦρ	pyr	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4442 fire, trials

Cross-references

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Matthew 7:19 · John 15:6 · Luke 13:9 · Isaiah 10:33–34 · Matthew 3:10 · Luke 13:7 · Daniel 4:23 · Ezekiel 31:18 · Hebrews 12:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.