Luke

Luke 6:48

⁴⁸He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.^d

Footnotes

d 6:48 BYZ and TR because its foundation was on the rock; see Matthew 7:25|MAT 7:25.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
like	ὅμοιός	homoios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3664 like, similar to
a man	ἀνθρώπῳ	anthrōpō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
building	οἰκοδομοῦντι	oikodomounti	Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular	G3618 I build, build up, edify
a house	οἰκίαν	oikian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3614 a house, household
who	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
dug down	ἔσκαψεν	eskapsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4626 I dig
deep	ἐβάθυνεν	ebathynen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G900 I deepen
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
laid	ἔθηκεν	ethēken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5087 I put, place
foundation	θεμέλιον	themelion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2310 belonging to the foundation
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
rock	πέτραν	petran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4073 rock
When	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
flood	πλημμύρης	plēmmyrēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4132 a flood
came	γενομένης	genomenēs	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
torrent	ποταμὸς	potamos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4215 a river, torrent
crashed against	προσέρηξεν	proserēxen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4366 I dash against
that	ἐκείνῃ	ekeinē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
house	οἰκίᾳ	oikia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3614 a house, household
but	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
could	ἴσχυσεν	ischysen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2480 I am strong, able
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
shake	σαλεῦσαι	saleusai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4531 I shake, excite
it	αὐτὴν	autēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
because	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
it	αὐτήν	autēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
was well built	οἰκοδομῆσθαι	oikodomēsthai	Verb - Perfect Infinitive Middle or Passive	G3618 I build, build up, edify

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1 Corinthians 3:10–15 · Psalm 62:2 · Matthew 7:25–26 · Isaiah 28:16 · Jude 1:24 · Isaiah 26:4 · Ephesians 2:20 · 1 Peter 2:4–6 · Psalm 32:6 · 2 Samuel 22:32 · 2 Timothy 2:19 · 1 John 2:28

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