Luke

Luke 4:25–26

²⁵But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land. ²⁶Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.

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Luke 4:25

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
I tell	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
truthfully	ἀληθείας	alētheias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G225 truth
there were	ἦσαν	ēsan	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
many	πολλαὶ	pollai	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural	G4183 much, many, often
widows	χῆραι	chērai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G5503 a widow
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Israel	Ἰσραήλ	Israēl	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2474 Israel
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	ταῖς	tais	Article - Dative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
time	ἡμέραις	hēmerais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
of Elijah	Ἠλίου	Ēliou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2243 Elijah
when	ὅτε	hote	Adverb	G3753 when
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
sky	οὐρανὸς	ouranos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
was shut	ἐκλείσθη	ekleisthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2808 I shut, shut up
for	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
three	τρία	tria	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5140 three
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
a half	ἕξ	hex	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1803 six
years	ἔτη	etē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2094 a year
great	μέγας	megas	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3173 large, great
famine	λιμὸς	limos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3042 a famine, hunger
swept	ἐγένετο	egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
over	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
all	πᾶσαν	pasan	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
land	γῆν	gēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land

Luke 4:26

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Elijah	Ἠλίας	Ēlias	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2243 Elijah
was	ἐπέμφθη	epemphthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3992 I send
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
of them	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
but	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
widow	χήραν	chēran	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5503 a widow
of Zarephath	Σάρεπτα	Sarepta	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4558 Zarephath
in Sidon	Σιδωνίας	Sidōnias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4606 Sidonian

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Luke 4:25 James 5:17 · 1 Kings 17:1 · 1 Kings 18:1–2 · Mark 7:26–29 · Matthew 20:15 · Isaiah 55:8 · Romans 9:15 · Luke 10:21

Luke 4:26 1 Kings 17:9–24 · Matthew 11:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.