Luke
Luke 8:5–8
5“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
6Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.
7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.
8Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop — a hundredfold.”
As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
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.
Luke 8:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A farmer | σπείρων | speirōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4687 I sow, spread, scatter |
| went out | Ἐξῆλθεν | Exēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1831 I go out, come out |
| to sow | σπεῖραι | speirai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4687 I sow, spread, scatter |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| seed | σπόρον | sporon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4703 seed for sowing |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| as | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| he | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| was sowing | σπείρειν | speirein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4687 I sow, spread, scatter |
| some | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| fell | ἔπεσεν | epesen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4098 I fall, fall under |
| along | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| path | ὁδόν | hodon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
| where | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| it was trampled | κατεπατήθη | katepatēthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2662 I trample under foot |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| birds | πετεινὰ | peteina | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G4071 a bird |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| air | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| devoured | κατέφαγεν | katephagen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2719 I eat till it is finished |
| it | αὐτό | auto | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Luke 8:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Some | ἕτερον | heteron | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2087 another, different |
| fell | κατέπεσεν | katepesen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2667 I fall down |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| rocky ground | πέτραν | petran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4073 rock |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| when it came up | φυὲν | phyen | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5453 I grow, grow up |
| withered | ἐξηράνθη | exēranthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3583 I dry up, parch, ripen |
| because | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| they had | ἔχειν | echein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| no | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| moisture | ἰκμάδα | ikmada | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2429 moisture |
Luke 8:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | ἕτερον | heteron | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2087 another, different |
| fell | ἔπεσεν | epesen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4098 I fall, fall under |
| among | μέσῳ | mesō | Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular | G3319 middle, in the middle |
| thorns | ἀκανθῶν | akanthōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G173 a thorn-bush |
| grew up with | συμφυεῖσαι | symphyeisai | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural | G4855 I grow at the same time |
| choked | ἀπέπνιξαν | apepnixan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G638 I suffocate, choke, drown, stop the growth of |
Luke 8:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| other | ἕτερον | heteron | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2087 another, different |
| fell | ἔπεσεν | epesen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4098 I fall, fall under |
| on | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| good | ἀγαθήν | agathēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G18 good |
| soil | γῆν | gēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| it sprang up | φυὲν | phyen | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5453 I grow, grow up |
| produced | ἐποίησεν | epoiēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| a crop | καρπὸν | karpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2590 fruit, result, gain |
| a hundredfold | ἑκατονταπλασίονα | hekatontaplasiona | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1542 a hundredfold |
| As | λέγων | legōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| He called out | ἐφώνει | ephōnei | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5455 I crow, shout, summon |
| He who | Ὁ | Ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| has | ἔχων | echōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| ears | ὦτα | ōta | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3775 the ear |
| to hear | ἀκούειν | akouein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G191 I hear, listen |
| let him hear | ἀκουέτω | akouetō | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 8:5 Hebrews 2:1 · James 1:23–24 · Mark 4:15 · Luke 8:11–12 · Mark 4:26–29 · Genesis 15:11 · Matthew 13:37 · Mark 4:2–4 · Matthew 13:18–19 · Matthew 13:3–4 · Psalm 119:118 · Matthew 5:13
Luke 8:6 Luke 8:13 · Hebrews 3:7–8 · Mark 4:5–6 · Romans 2:4–5
Luke 8:7 Jeremiah 4:3 · Luke 8:14
Luke 8:8 Matthew 11:15 · Revelation 2:11 · Revelation 2:7 · Proverbs 20:12 · Matthew 13:8–9 · Matthew 13:23 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 4:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.