Luke
Luke 5:8–9
8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.” 9For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
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Luke 5:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| Simon | Σίμων | Simōn | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4613 Simon |
| Peter | Πέτρος | Petros | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| saw | Ἰδὼν | Idōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| he fell at | προσέπεσεν | prosepesen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4363 I fall down before, beat against |
| Jesus’ | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| knees | γόνασιν | gonasin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G1119 a knee |
| Go away | Ἔξελθε | Exelthe | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1831 I go out, come out |
| from | ἀπ’ | ap’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| me | ἐμοῦ | emou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Lord | Κύριε | Kyrie | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| he said | λέγων | legōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| for | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| I am | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a sinful | ἁμαρτωλός | hamartōlos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G268 sinning, sinful, a sinner |
| man | ἀνὴρ | anēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
Luke 5:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| he | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| his companions | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| were astonished | θάμβος | thambos | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2285 astonishment |
| at | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| catch | ἄγρᾳ | agra | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G61 catching, a catch |
| of | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| fish | ἰχθύων | ichthyōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2486 a fish |
| they had taken | συνέλαβον | synelabon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4815 I seize, apprehend, become pregnant |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 5:8 Isaiah 6:5 · Job 42:5–6 · Revelation 1:17 · Job 40:4 · Judges 13:22 · Matthew 2:11 · Exodus 20:19 · Matthew 8:8 · 1 Samuel 6:20 · Matthew 17:6 · Revelation 22:8–9 · Daniel 10:16–17
Luke 5:9 Mark 9:6 · Psalm 8:8 · Luke 4:32 · Psalm 8:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.