Luke

Luke 6:12–16

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: ¹⁴Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; ¹⁵Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot; ¹⁶Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

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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

Luke 6:14

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Simon	Σίμωνα	Simōna	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4613 Simon
whom	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
He named	ὠνόμασεν	ōnomasen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3687 I give a name to, mention
Peter	Πέτρον	Petron	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4074 Peter
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
brother	ἀδελφὸν	adelphon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
Andrew	Ἀνδρέαν	Andrean	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G406 Andrew
James	Ἰάκωβον	Iakōbon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2385 James
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
John	Ἰωάννην	Iōannēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2491 John
Philip	Φίλιππον	Philippon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5376 Philip
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Bartholomew	Βαρθολομαῖον	Bartholomaion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G918 Bartholomew

Luke 6:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Matthew	Μαθθαῖον	Maththaion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3156 Matthew
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Thomas	Θωμᾶν	Thōman	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2381 Thomas
James	Ἰάκωβον	Iakōbon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2385 James
Alphaeus	Ἁλφαίου	Halphaiou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G256 Alphaeus
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Simon	Σίμωνα	Simōna	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4613 Simon
called	καλούμενον	kaloumenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2564 I call, invite, name
Zealot	Ζηλωτὴν	Zēlōtēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2207 a zealot

Luke 6:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Judas	Ἰούδαν	Ioudan	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2455 Judah, Judas, Jude
of James	Ἰακώβου	Iakōbou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2385 James
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Judas	Ἰούδαν	Ioudan	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2455 Judah, Judas, Jude
Iscariot	Ἰσκαριὼθ	Iskariōth	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2469 Iscariot, a man of Kerioth
who	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
became	ἐγένετο	egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
traitor	προδότης	prodotēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4273 a betrayer