Luke
Luke 5:34–35
34Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them? 35But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
Word by word
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Luke 5:34
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| replied | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Can you | δύνασθε | dynasthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| make | ποιῆσαι | poiēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4160 I do, make |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| guests | υἱοὺς | huious | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5207 a son, descendent |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| bridegroom | νυμφῶνος | nymphōnos | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3567 a bridal chamber |
| fast | νηστεῦσαι | nēsteusai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G3522 I fast |
| while | ᾧ | hō | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| with | μετ’ | met’ | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Luke 5:35
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| time | ἡμέραι | hēmerai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G2250 a day |
| will come | ἐλεύσονται | eleusontai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G2064 I come, go |
| when | ὅταν | hotan | Conjunction | G3752 when, whensoever |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| bridegroom | νυμφίος | nymphios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3566 a bridegroom |
| will be taken | ἀπαρθῇ | aparthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G522 I take away, remove |
| from | ἀπ’ | ap’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| then | τότε | tote | Adverb | G5119 then |
| they will fast | νηστεύσουσιν | nēsteusousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3522 I fast |
Cross-references
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Luke 5:34 John 3:29 · Revelation 19:7–9 · Matthew 25:1–10 · Psalm 45:10–16 · Song of Solomon 3:10–11 · Song of Solomon 6:1 · Song of Solomon 5:8 · 2 Corinthians 11:2 · Isaiah 54:5 · Isaiah 62:5 · Zephaniah 3:17 · Song of Solomon 2:6–7
Luke 5:35 Acts 14:23 · Luke 17:22 · John 16:4–7 · Acts 3:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.