Luke
Luke 8:23
23As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As they | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| sailed | πλεόντων | pleontōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4126 I sail |
| He fell asleep | ἀφύπνωσεν | aphypnōsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G879 I fall asleep |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| a windstorm | λαῖλαψ | lailaps | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2978 a sudden storm, squall |
| came down | κατέβη | katebē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2597 I go down, come down |
| on | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| lake | λίμνην | limnēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3041 a lake |
| so that | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| was being swamped | συνεπληροῦντο | syneplērounto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G4845 I fill completely |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they were in great danger | ἐκινδύνευον | ekindyneuon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2793 I am in danger |
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