Luke

Luke 5:29–32

29Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them. 30But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

31Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 32I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

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Luke 5:29

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ThenΚαὶKaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
LeviΛευὶςLeuisNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3018 Levi
hostedἐποίησενepoiēsenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG4160 I do, make
a greatμεγάληνmegalēnAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG3173 large, great
banquetδοχὴνdochēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1403 a reception, party
forαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
atἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
hisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
houseοἰκίᾳoikiaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG3614 a house, household
A largeπολὺςpolysAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG4183 much, many, often
crowdὄχλοςochlosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3793 a crowd
of tax collectorsτελωνῶνtelōnōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG5057 a collector of taxes
was thereἦνēnVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
along withκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
othersἄλλωνallōnAdjective - Genitive Masculine PluralG243 other, another, different
whoοἳhoiPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG3739 who, which, what, that
wereἦσανēsanVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG1510 I am, exist
eatingκατακείμενοιkatakeimenoiVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralG2621 I recline, am lying ill
withμετ’met’PrepositionG3326 with, after
themαὐτῶνautōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Luke 5:30

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ButκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG5330 a Pharisee
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theirαὐτῶνautōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning
complainedἐγόγγυζονegongyzonVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG1111 I whisper, murmur, grumble
toπρὸςprosPrepositionG4314 to, towards, with
disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG3101 a learner, disciple, pupil
WhyΔιὰDiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
do you eatἐσθίετεesthieteVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG2068 I eat
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
drinkπίνετεpineteVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG4095 I drink, imbibe
withμετὰmetaPrepositionG3326 with, after
tax collectorsτελωνῶνtelōnōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG5057 a collector of taxes
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
sinnersἁμαρτωλῶνhamartōlōnAdjective - Genitive Masculine PluralG268 sinning, sinful, a sinner

Luke 5:31

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
JesusἸησοῦςIēsousNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2424 Jesus
answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularG611 I answer, reply
notΟὐOuAdverbG3756 no, not
theοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
healthyὑγιαίνοντεςhygiainontesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG5198 I am well
needχρείανchreianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG5532 need, necessity, business
a doctorἰατροῦiatrouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2395 a physician
butἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
theοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
sickκακῶςkakōsAdverbG2560 badly, evilly

Luke 5:32

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
I have not comeἐλήλυθαelēlythaVerb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG2064 I come, go
to callκαλέσαιkalesaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG2564 I call, invite, name
righteousδικαίουςdikaiousAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralG1342 just, righteous, impartial
butἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
sinnersἁμαρτωλοὺςhamartōlousAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralG268 sinning, sinful, a sinner
toεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3341 repentance, a change of mind

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Luke 5:29 Mark 2:15 · 1 Corinthians 10:27 · Matthew 9:10 · Luke 15:1

Luke 5:30 Acts 23:9 · Luke 15:1–2

Luke 5:31 Mark 2:17 · Matthew 9:12–13 · Jeremiah 8:22

Luke 5:32 Luke 19:10 · Luke 15:10 · 1 Timothy 1:15–16 · Luke 15:7 · Acts 3:19 · Luke 24:47 · Acts 17:30 · Isaiah 55:6–7 · Luke 4:18–19 · 2 Peter 3:9 · Luke 18:10–14 · Acts 20:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.