Luke
Luke 9:28–29
28About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray. 29And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.
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Luke 9:28
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| About | ὡσεὶ | hōsei | Adverb | G5616 as if, as it were, like, about |
| eight | ὀκτὼ | oktō | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural | G3638 eight |
| days | ἡμέραι | hēmerai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G2250 a day |
| after | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| had said | λόγους | logous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| these things | τούτους | toutous | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| He took with | παραλαβὼν | paralabōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3880 I take, receive |
| Peter | Πέτρον | Petron | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| John | Ἰωάννην | Iōannēn | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| James | Ἰάκωβον | Iakōbon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2385 James |
| went up | ἀνέβη | anebē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G305 I go up, mount, ascend |
| on | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| a mountain | ὄρος | oros | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3735 a mountain |
| to pray | προσεύξασθαι | proseuxasthai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle | G4336 I pray, pray for |
Luke 9:29
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| as | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| He | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| was praying | προσεύχεσθαι | proseuchesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G4336 I pray, pray for |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| appearance | εἶδος | eidos | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1491 visible form, shape, appearance, kind |
| of | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| face | προσώπου | prosōpou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4383 the face, countenance, surface |
| changed | ἕτερον | heteron | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2087 another, different |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| clothes | ἱματισμὸς | himatismos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2441 raiment, clothing |
| became radiantly | ἐξαστράπτων | exastraptōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1823 I flash forth like lightning |
| white | λευκὸς | leukos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3022 white, bright |
Cross-references
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Luke 9:28 Matthew 26:37–39 · Matthew 17:1–13 · Psalm 109:4 · Mark 9:2–13 · Luke 6:12 · Mark 14:33–36
Luke 9:29 Matthew 17:2 · Mark 9:2–3 · 2 Peter 1:16–18 · Exodus 34:29–35 · Revelation 20:11 · Isaiah 33:17 · Philippians 3:7–8 · Isaiah 53:2 · Revelation 1:13–16 · Acts 6:15 · John 1:14 · Mark 16:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.