Luke
Luke 5:8
8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.