Luke
Luke 6:38
38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Give | δίδοτε | didote | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1325 I offer, give |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| it will be given | δοθήσεται | dothēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| to you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| A good | καλὸν | kalon | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2570 beautiful, good, worthy |
| measure | μέτρον | metron | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3358 a measure, measuring rod |
| pressed down | πεπιεσμένον | pepiesmenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4085 I press down |
| shaken together | σεσαλευμένον | sesaleumenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4531 I shake, excite |
| running over | ὑπερεκχυννόμενον | hyperekchynnomenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5240 I pour out so that it overflows |
| will be poured | δώσουσιν | dōsousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1325 I offer, give |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| lap | κόλπον | kolpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2859 bosom, bosom of a garment, a bay, gulf |
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| with the | ᾧ | hō | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| measure | μέτρῳ | metrō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3358 a measure, measuring rod |
| you | μετρεῖτε | metreite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3354 I measure, estimate |
| it will be measured back | ἀντιμετρηθήσεται | antimetrēthēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G488 I measure in return, give equivalent measure |
| to you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Corinthians 9:6–8 · Deuteronomy 15:10 · Mark 4:24 · Proverbs 3:9–10 · Matthew 7:2 · Proverbs 22:9 · Proverbs 19:17 · Proverbs 10:22 · Matthew 10:42 · Luke 6:30 · 2 Corinthians 8:14–15 · Ecclesiastes 11:1–2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.