Luke
Luke 5:5–6
5“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.” 6When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
Word by word
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Luke 5:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master | Ἐπιστάτα | Epistata | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G1988 master, teacher |
| Simon | Σίμων | Simōn | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4613 Simon |
| replied | ἀποκριθεὶς | apokritheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| we have worked hard | κοπιάσαντες | kopiasantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2872 I grow weary, toil |
| all | ὅλης | holēs | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3650 all, the whole, entire |
| night | νυκτὸς | nyktos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3571 the night, night-time |
| catching | ἐλάβομεν | elabomen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| because | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| You | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| say so | ῥήματί | rhēmati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4487 a thing spoken |
| I will let down | χαλάσω | chalasō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G5465 I let down, lower |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| nets | δίκτυα | diktya | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1350 a fishing-net |
Luke 5:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they had done | ποιήσαντες | poiēsantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| so | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| they caught | συνέκλεισαν | synekleisan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4788 I enclose, shut in |
| a large | πολύ | poly | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| number | πλῆθος | plēthos | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4128 a multitude |
| of fish | ἰχθύων | ichthyōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2486 a fish |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| nets | δίκτυα | diktya | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1350 a fishing-net |
| began to tear | διερρήσσετο | dierrēsseto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1284 I tear asunder |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 5:5 John 2:5 · John 15:14 · Luke 6:46–48 · 2 Kings 5:10–14 · Ezekiel 37:4–7 · Psalm 127:1–2 · John 21:3 · Ezekiel 37:11–12 · Luke 8:24 · Luke 17:13
Luke 5:6 John 21:6–11 · 1 Corinthians 15:58 · 2 Kings 4:3–7 · Ecclesiastes 11:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.