Luke
Luke 7:4–5
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 7:4
| 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 7:4 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.