Luke

Luke 5:27–28

²⁷After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, ²⁸and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.

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Luke 5:27

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
went out	ἐξῆλθεν	exēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
saw	ἐθεάσατο	etheasato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G2300 I see, behold, contemplate, visit
a tax collector	τελώνην	telōnēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5057 a collector of taxes
named	ὀνόματι	onomati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3686 name, character, reputation
Levi	Λευὶν	Leuin	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3018 Levi
sitting	καθήμενον	kathēmenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2521 I sit, am seated
at	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
tax booth	τελώνιον	telōnion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5058 a tax-collector's office
Follow	Ἀκολούθει	Akolouthei	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G190 I accompany, attend, follow
Me	μοι	moi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
He told	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Luke 5:28

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
got up	ἀναστὰς	anastas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G450 I raise up, set up, rise from
left	καταλιπὼν	katalipōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2641 I leave behind, abandon
everything	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
followed	ἠκολούθει	ēkolouthei	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G190 I accompany, attend, follow
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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Luke 5:27 Mark 2:13–22 · Matthew 9:9–17 · Mark 3:18 · John 1:43 · Matthew 10:3 · Luke 18:22 · Matthew 4:19–21

Luke 5:28 Luke 5:11 · 1 Kings 19:19–21 · Matthew 19:22–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.