Luke
Luke 4:25–29
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. 27And there were many lepersh in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed— only Naaman the Syrian.”
28On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged. 29They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
Footnotes
- h 4:27 A leper was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13.
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 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 |
Luke 4:27
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| there were | ἦσαν | ēsan | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| many | πολλοὶ | polloi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| lepers | λεπροὶ | leproi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3015 a leper |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Israel | Ἰσραὴλ | Israēl | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2474 Israel |
| in the time | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| of Elisha | Ἐλισαίου | Elisaiou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1666 Elisha |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| prophet | προφήτου | prophētou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4396 a prophet, poet |
| Yet | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| not one | οὐδεὶς | oudeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| of them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| was cleansed | ἐκαθαρίσθη | ekatharisthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2511 I make clean |
| only | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| Naaman | Ναιμὰν | Naiman | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3497 Naaman |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Syrian | Σύρος | Syros | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4948 Syrian |
Luke 4:28
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On hearing | ἀκούοντες | akouontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| all | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| synagogue | συναγωγῇ | synagōgē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4864 an assembly, congregation, synagogue |
| were enraged | ἐπλήσθησαν | eplēsthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G4130 I fill |
Luke 4:29
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They got up | ἀναστάντες | anastantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G450 I raise up, set up, rise from |
| drove | ἐξέβαλον | exebalon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1544 I throw, cast, put out, banish, bring forth, produce |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| out | ἔξω | exō | Preposition | G1854 without, outside |
| of | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| town | πόλεως | poleōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| led | ἤγαγον | ēgagon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G71 I lead |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| to | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| brow | ὀφρύος | ophryos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3790 the brow, a ridge |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| hill | ὄρους | orous | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3735 a mountain |
| on | ἐφ’ | eph’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| which | οὗ | hou | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| town | πόλις | polis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| was built | ᾠκοδόμητο | ōkodomēto | Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3618 I build, build up, edify |
| in order | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| to throw Him over the cliff | κατακρημνίσαι | katakrēmnisai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2630 I cast down headlong |
Cross-references
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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
Luke 4:27 2 Kings 5:1–27 · John 17:12
Luke 4:28 Acts 7:54 · Acts 22:21–23 · Jeremiah 37:15–16
Luke 4:29 John 8:59 · John 8:37 · Hebrews 13:12 · John 15:24–25 · Acts 21:28–32 · John 8:40 · Acts 7:57–58 · Acts 16:23–24 · Numbers 15:35 · Psalm 37:14 · Psalm 37:32–33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.