Luke

Luke 7:3–5

³When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant. ⁴They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this, ⁵for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”

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Luke 7:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
heard	ἀκούσας	akousas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G191 I hear, listen
about	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
he sent	ἀπέστειλεν	apesteilen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
Jewish	Ἰουδαίων	Ioudaiōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
elders	πρεσβυτέρους	presbyterous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4245 elder
to ask	ἐρωτῶν	erōtōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2065 I ask, question, request
Him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
to come	ἐλθὼν	elthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2064 I come, go
heal	διασώσῃ	diasōsē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1295 I save, bring safely to
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
servant	δοῦλον	doulon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1401 a male slave

Luke 7:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They came	παραγενόμενοι	paragenomenoi	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3854 I appear, come, arrive at
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
Jesus	Ἰησοῦν	Iēsoun	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
pleaded with	παρεκάλουν	parekaloun	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
Him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
earnestly	σπουδαίως	spoudaiōs	Adverb	G4709 diligently, earnestly
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
worthy	Ἄξιός	Axios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G514 worthy, worthy of, deserving
to have You grant	παρέξῃ	parexē	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular	G3930 I offer, provide
this	τοῦτο	touto	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it

Luke 7:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
he loves	ἀγαπᾷ	agapa	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G25 I love
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
nation	ἔθνος	ethnos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
has built	ᾠκοδόμησεν	ōkodomēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3618 I build, build up, edify
our	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
synagogue	συναγωγὴν	synagōgēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4864 an assembly, congregation, synagogue

Cross-references

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Luke 7:3 Matthew 8:5

Luke 7:4 Matthew 10:11 · Luke 7:6–7 · Revelation 3:4 · Matthew 10:37–38

Luke 7:5 2 Chronicles 2:11–12 · 1 Chronicles 29:3–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.