Luke

Luke 4:42–43

42At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place, and the crowds were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving. 43But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”

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Luke 4:42

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
At daybreakἡμέραςhēmerasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG2250 a day
went outἐξελθὼνexelthōnVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG1831 I go out, come out
toεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
a solitaryἔρημονerēmonAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG2048 deserted, desolate, a desert
placeτόπονtoponNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5117 a place
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
crowdsὄχλοιochloiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG3793 a crowd
were looking forἐπεζήτουνepezētounVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG1934 I seek after, desire, search for
HimαὐτόνautonPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
They cameἦλθονēlthonVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG2064 I come, go
toἕωςheōsPrepositionG2193 until, as far as
HimαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
tried to keepκατεῖχονkateichonVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG2722 I hold fast, bind, restrain
HimαὐτὸνautonPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
leavingπορεύεσθαιporeuesthaiVerb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveG4198 I travel, journey, go

Luke 4:43

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ButδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
toldεἶπενeipenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
themαὐτοὺςautousPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
IμεmePersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
mustδεῖdeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1163 it is necessary, inevitable
preachεὐαγγελίσασθαίeuangelisasthaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive MiddleG2097 I bring good news, preach good tidings
of theτὴνtēnArticle - Accusative Feminine SingularG3588 the
kingdomβασιλείανbasileianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
to theταῖςtaisArticle - Dative Feminine PluralG3588 the
otherἑτέραιςheteraisAdjective - Dative Feminine PluralG2087 another, different
townsπόλεσινpolesinNoun - Dative Feminine PluralG4172 a city
as wellΚαὶKaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
becauseὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
that is whyτοῦτοtoutoDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
I was sentἀπεστάληνapestalēnVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person SingularG649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss

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Luke 4:42 Luke 6:12 · Mark 1:35–38 · John 4:34

Luke 4:43 Mark 1:38–39 · 2 Timothy 4:2 · John 6:38–40 · John 20:21 · John 9:4 · Acts 10:38 · Isaiah 61:1–3 · Mark 1:14–15 · Isaiah 42:1–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.