Luke

Luke 6:12–13

¹²In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God. ¹³When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

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Luke 6:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
those	ταύταις	tautais	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
days	ἡμέραις	hēmerais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
went out	ἐξελθεῖν	exelthein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1831 I go out, come out
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
mountain	ὄρος	oros	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3735 a mountain
to pray	προσεύξασθαι	proseuxasthai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle	G4336 I pray, pray for
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
He spent the night	διανυκτερεύων	dianyktereuōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1273 I spend the whole night
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
prayer	προσευχῇ	proseuchē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4335 prayer, a place for prayer
to God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

Luke 6:13

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	ὅτε	hote	Adverb	G3753 when
daylight	ἡμέρα	hēmera	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
came	ἐγένετο	egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
He called	προσεφώνησεν	prosephōnēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4377 I call to, summon
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
disciples	μαθητὰς	mathētas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
chose	ἐκλεξάμενος	eklexamenos	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1586 I choose, elect
twelve	δώδεκα	dōdeka	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1427 twelve
of	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
whom	οὓς	hous	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
He also designated as	ὠνόμασεν	ōnomasen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3687 I give a name to, mention
apostles	ἀποστόλους	apostolous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate

Cross-references

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Luke 6:12 Hebrews 5:7 · Mark 6:46 · Mark 1:35 · Mark 14:34–36 · Matthew 14:23–25 · Matthew 6:6 · Daniel 6:10 · Colossians 4:2 · Psalm 22:2 · Psalm 109:3–4 · Psalm 55:15–17 · Genesis 32:24–26

Luke 6:13 Mark 3:13–19 · Revelation 21:14 · Matthew 9:36–10:4 · Mark 6:7 · Mark 6:30 · Luke 9:1–2 · Ephesians 4:11 · Ephesians 2:20 · Hebrews 3:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.