Luke
Luke 7:42
42When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| were unable | ἐχόντων | echontōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| to repay | ἀποδοῦναι | apodounai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G591 I give back, return, sell |
| he forgave | ἐχαρίσατο | echarisato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G5483 I show favor to, forgive |
| both | ἀμφοτέροις | amphoterois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G297 both of two |
| Which | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| will love | ἀγαπήσει | agapēsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G25 I love |
| him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| more | πλεῖον | pleion | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative | G4119 more, greater |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.