Lukechapter 18
43 verses · Luke · about AD 62 · The Gospels
The text, verse by verse
Each word shows the Greek, the English under it, how it sounds and its Strong’s number.
The Persistent Widow and the Unjust Judge
18:2
λέγων·saying;legonG3004κριτήςA judgekritesG2923τιςcertaintisG5100ἦνthere wasenG1510ἔνinenG1722τινιa certaintiniG5100πόλειcitypoleiG4172τὸν<the>tonG3588θεὸνGodtheonG2316μὴnotmeG3361φοβούμενοςfearingphoboumenosG5399καὶandkaiG2532ἄνθρωπονmananthroponG444μὴnotmeG3361ἐντρεπόμενος.respecting.entrepomenosG1788
18:3
χήραA widowcheraG5503δὲthendeG1161ἦνthere wasenG1510ἐνinenG1722τῇtheteaG3588πόλειcitypoleiG4172ἐκείνῃthatekeineG1565καὶandkaiG2532ἤρχετοshe was comingerchetoG2064πρὸςtoprosG4314αὐτὸνhimautonG846λέγουσα·saying;legousaG3004ἐκδίκησόνdo avengeekdikesonG1556μεmemeG3165ἀπὸofapoG575τοῦthetouG3588ἀντιδίκουadversaryantidikouG476μου.of mine.mouG3165
18:4
καὶAndkaiG2532οὐκnotoukG3756ἤθελενhe was desiring [to do]ethelenG2309ἐπὶforepiG1909χρόνον.a time.chrononG5550μετὰafterwardmetaG3326δὲhoweverdeG1161ταῦταhetautaG3778εἶπενsaideipenG2036ἐνwithinenG1722ἑαυτῷ·himself;he'autoG1438εἰIfeiG1487καὶevenkaiG2532τὸν<the>tonG3588θεὸνGodtheonG2316οὐnotouG3756φοβοῦμαιI fearphoboumaiG5399οὐδὲnoroudeG3761ἄνθρωπονmananthroponG444ἐντρέπομαι,respect,entrepomaiG1788
18:5
διάbecausediaG1223γεyetgeG1065τὸittoG3588παρέχεινoccasioningparecheinG3930μοιmemoiG3165κόπονtroublekoponG2873τὴν<the>tenG3588χήρανwidowcheranG5503ταύτηνthistautenG3778ἐκδικήσωI will avengeekdikesoG1556αὐτήν,her,autenG846ἵναso thatinaG2443μὴnotmeG3361εἰςtoeisG1519τέλοςendtelosG5056ἐρχομένηcomingerchomeneG2064ὑπωπιάζῃshe may exhausthupopiazeG5299με.¶me.meG3165
18:7
ὁ<the>hoG3588δὲAnddeG1161θεὸςGodtheosG2316οὐcertainlyouG3756μὴnotmeG3361ποιήσῃmay dopoieseG4160τὴνthetenG3588ἐκδίκησινavengingekdikesinG1557τῶνof thetonG3588ἐκλεκτῶνelecteklektonG1588αὐτοῦof HimautouG846τῶνthe [ones]tonG3588βοώντωνcrying outboontonG994αὐτῷto HimautoG846ἡμέραςdayhemerasG2250καὶandkaiG2532νυκτός,night,nuktosG3571καὶandkaiG2532μακροθυμεῖbe patientmakrothumeiG3114ἐπ᾽in regard toep᾽G1909αὐτοῖς;them?autoisG846
18:8
λέγωI saylegoG3004ὑμῖνto youhuminG4771ὅτιthathotiG3754ποιήσειHe will carry outpoieseiG4160τὴνthetenG3588ἐκδίκησινavengingekdikesinG1557αὐτῶνof themautonG846ἐνwithenG1722τάχει.speed.tacheiG5034πλὴνNeverthelessplenG4133ὁthehoG3588υἱὸςSonhuiosG5207τοῦ<the>touG3588ἀνθρώπουof MananthropouG444ἐλθὼνhaving comeelthonG2064ἆραsurely notaraG687εὑρήσειwill He findheureseiG2147τὴν<the>tenG3588πίστινfaithpistinG4102ἐπὶonepiG1909τῆςthetesG3588γῆς;¶earth?gesG1093
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
18:9
ΕἶπενHe spokeeipenG2036δὲnowdeG1161καὶalsokaiG2532πρόςtoprosG4314τιναςsometinasG5100τοὺς<the>tousG3588πεποιθόταςhaving trustedpepoithotasG3982ἐφ᾽ineph᾽G1909ἑαυτοῖςthemselveshe'autoisG1438ὅτιthathotiG3754εἰσὶνthey areeisinG1510δίκαιοιrighteousdikaioiG1342καὶandkaiG2532ἐξουθενοῦνταςdespisingexouthenountasG1848τοὺςthetousG3588λοιποὺςothersloipousG3062τὴν<the>tenG3588παραβολὴνparableparabolenG3850ταύτην.¶this.tautenG3778
18:11
ὁThehoG3588ΦαρισαῖοςPhariseepharisaiosG5330σταθεὶςhaving stoodstatheisG2476πρὸςtowardprosG4314ἑαυτὸνhimselfhe'autonG1438ταῦταthese thingstautaG3778προσηύχετο·was praying;proseuchetoG4336ὁOhoG3588θεός,God,theosG2316εὐχαριστῶI thankeucharistoG2168σοιYousoiG4771ὅτιthathotiG3754οὐκnotoukG3756εἰμὶI ameimiG1510ὥσπερlikehosperG5618οἱthehoiG3588λοιποὶrestloipoiG3062τῶνof thetonG3588ἀνθρώπων,men —anthroponG444ἅρπαγες,swindlers,harpagesG727ἄδικοι,unrighteous,adikoiG94μοιχοί,adulterers —moichoiG3432ἢoreG2228καὶevenkaiG2532ὡςlikehosG5613οὗτοςthishoutosG3778ὁ<the>hoG3588τελώνης.tax collector.telonesG5057
18:13
Ὁ<the>hoG3588δὲbutdeG1161τελώνηςthe tax collectortelonesG5057μακρόθενafar offmakrothenG3113ἑστὼςhaving stoodhestosG2476οὐκnotoukG3756ἤθελενwas willingethelenG2309οὐδὲnot evenoudeG3761τοὺςthetousG3588ὀφθαλμοὺςeyesophthalmousG3788ἐπᾶραιto lift upeparaiG1869εἰςtoeisG1519τὸν<the>tonG3588οὐρανόν,heavenouranonG3772ἀλλ᾽butall᾽G235ἔτυπτενwas strikingetuptenG5180τὸthetoG3588στῆθοςbreaststethosG4738αὐτοῦof himautouG846λέγων·saying:legonG3004ὁOhoG3588θεός,God,theosG2316ἱλάσθητίdo be mercifulhilasthetiG2433μοιto memoiG3165τῷto thetoG3588ἁμαρτωλῷ.sinner!hamartoloG268
18:14
λέγωI saylegoG3004ὑμῖν·to you;huminG4771κατέβηwent downkatebeG2597οὗτοςthis onehoutosG3778δεδικαιωμένοςjustifieddedikaiomenosG1344εἰςtoeisG1519τὸνthetonG3588οἶκονhouseoikonG3624αὐτοῦof himautouG846παρ᾽compared withpar᾽G3844ἐκεῖνον.that [one].ekeinonG1565ὅτιForhotiG3754πᾶςeveryonepasG3956ὁwhohoG3588ὑψῶνis exaltinghupsonG5312ἑαυτὸνhimselfhe'autonG1438ταπεινωθήσεται,will be humbled,tapeinothesetaiG5013ὁthe [one]hoG3588δὲhoweverdeG1161ταπεινῶνhumblingtapeinonG5013ἑαυτὸνhimselfhe'autonG1438ὑψωθήσεται.¶will be exalted.hupsothesetaiG5312
Unless You Receive It Like a Child
18:15
ΠροσέφερονThey were bringingprosepheronG4374δὲthendeG1161αὐτῷto HimautoG846καὶalsokaiG2532τὰthetaG3588βρέφηinfantsbrepheG1025ἵναthatinaG2443αὐτῶνthemautonG846ἅπτηται·He may touch;haptetaiG681ἰδόντεςhaving seenidontesG1492δὲhoweverdeG1161οἱthehoiG3588μαθηταὶdisciplesmathetaiG3101ἐπετίμωνwere rebukingepetimonG2008αὐτοῖς.them.autoisG846
18:16
ὁ<the>hoG3588δὲButdeG1161ἸησοῦςJesusiesousG2424προσεκαλέσατοcalledprosekalesatoG4341αὐτὰthemautaG846λέγων·speaking;legonG3004ἄφετεdo permitapheteG863τὰthetaG3588παιδίαlittle childrenpaidiaG3813ἔρχεσθαιto comeerchesthaiG2064πρόςtoprosG4314μεMemeG3165καὶandkaiG2532μὴnotmeG3361κωλύετεdo forbidkolueteG2967αὐτά·them;autaG846τῶν<the>tonG3588γὰρforgarG1063τοιούτωνof suchtoioutonG5108ἐστὶνisestinG1510ἡtheheG3588βασιλείαkingdombasileiaG932τοῦ<the>touG3588θεοῦ.of God.theouG2316
18:17
ἀμὴνAmenamenG281λέγωI saylegoG3004ὑμῖν·to you;huminG4771ὃςwho[ever]hosG3739ἂνmaybeanG302μὴnotmeG3361δέξηταιshall receivedexetaiG1209τὴνthetenG3588βασιλείανkingdombasileianG932τοῦ<the>touG3588θεοῦof GodtheouG2316ὡςashosG5613παιδίον,a child,paidionG3813οὐcertainlyouG3756μὴnotmeG3361εἰσέλθῃshall entereiseltheG1525εἰςintoeisG1519αὐτήν.¶it.autenG846
The Ruler Who Had Great Riches
18:18
ΚαὶAndkaiG2532ἐπηρώτησένaskedeperotesenG1905τιςa certaintisG5100αὐτὸνHimautonG846ἄρχωνrulerarchonG758λέγων·saying;legonG3004διδάσκαλεTeacherdidaskaleG1320ἀγαθέ,good,agatheG18τίwhattiG5101ποιήσαςhaving donepoiesasG4160ζωὴνlifezoenG2222αἰώνιονeternalaionionG166κληρονομήσω;will I inherit?kleronomesoG2816
18:20
τὰςThetasG3588ἐντολὰςcommandmentsentolasG1785οἶδας·You know:oidasμὴNotmeG3361μοιχεύσῃς,shall you commit adultery,moicheusesG3431μὴnotmeG3361φονεύσῃς,shall you murder,phoneusesG5407μὴnotmeG3361κλέψῃς,shall you steal,klepsesG2813μὴnotmeG3361ψευδομαρτυρήσῃς,shall you bear false witness,pseudomarturesesG5576τίμαdo honortimaG5091τὸνthetonG3588πατέραfatherpateraG3962σουof yousouG4771καὶandkaiG2532τὴνthetenG3588μητέραmothermeteraG3384
18:22
ἈκούσαςHaving heardakousasG191δὲthendeG1161ὁ<the>hoG3588ἸησοῦςJesusiesousG2424εἶπενsaideipenG2036αὐτῷ·to him;autoG846ἔτιYetetiG2089ἕνone thinghenG1520σοιto yousoiG4771λείπει·is lacking:leipeiG3007πάνταAllpantaG3956ὅσαas much ashosaG3745ἔχειςyou haveecheisG2192πώλησονdo sellpolesonG4453καὶandkaiG2532διάδοςdo distributediadosG1239πτωχοῖς,to [the] poor,ptochoisG4434καὶandkaiG2532ἕξειςyou will havehexeisG2192θησαυρὸνtreasurethesauronG2344ἐνinenG1722τοῖςthetoisG3588οὐρανοῖς·heavens;ouranoisG3772καὶandkaiG2532δεῦρο,come,deuroG1204ἀκολούθειdo followakoloutheiG190μοι.¶Me.moiG3165
18:24
ἸδὼνHaving seenidonG1492δὲthendeG1161αὐτὸνhimautonG846ὁ<the>hoG3588ἸησοῦςJesusiesousG2424περίλυπονsorrowfulperiluponG4036γενόμενονbecamegenomenonG1096εἶπεν·saying;eipenG2036πῶςHowposG4459δυσκόλωςdifficultduskolosG1423οἱ[for] thosehoiG3588τὰ<the>taG3588χρήματαricheschremataG5536ἔχοντεςhaving [when]echontesG2192εἰςintoeisG1519τὴνthetenG3588βασιλείανkingdombasileianG932τοῦ<the>touG3588θεοῦof GodtheouG2316εἰσπορεύονται.they enter.eisporeuontaiG1531
18:25
εὐκοπώτερονEasiereukopoteronG2123γάρforgarG1063ἐστινit isestinG1510κάμηλονa camelkamelonG2574διὰthroughdiaG1223τρήματοςan eyetrematosβελόνηςof a needlebelonesεἰσελθεῖνto goeiseltheinG1525ἢthaneG2228πλούσιονa rich manplousionG4145εἰςintoeisG1519τὴνthetenG3588βασιλείανkingdombasileianG932τοῦ<the>touG3588θεοῦof GodtheouG2316εἰσελθεῖν.¶to enter.eiseltheinG1525
18:29
Ὁ<the>hoG3588δὲAnddeG1161εἶπενHe saideipenG2036αὐτοῖς·to them;autoisG846ἀμὴνAmenamenG281λέγωI saylegoG3004ὑμῖνto youhuminG4771ὅτιthathotiG3754οὐδείςno [one]oudeisG3762ἐστινthere isestinG1510ὃςwhohosG3739ἀφῆκενhas leftaphekenG863οἰκίανhouseoikianG3614ἢoreG2228γυναῖκαwifegunaikaG1135ἢoreG2228ἀδελφοὺςbrothersadelphousG80ἢoreG2228γονεῖςparentsgoneisG1118ἢoreG2228τέκναchildrenteknaG5043ἕνεκενfor the sake ofhenekenG1752τῆςthetesG3588βασιλείαςkingdombasileiasG932τοῦ<the>touG3588θεοῦ,of God,theouG2316
18:30
ὃςwhohosG3739οὐχὶcertainlyouchiG3780μὴnothingmeG3361ἀπολάβῃmay receive backapolabeG618πολλαπλασίοναmanifold morepollaplasionaG4179ἐνinenG1722τῷ<the>toG3588καιρῷtimekairoG2540τούτῳthis —toutoG3778καὶandkaiG2532ἐνinenG1722τῷthetoG3588αἰῶνιageaioniG165τῷwhichtoG3588ἐρχομένῳis comingerchomenoG2064ζωὴνlifezoenG2222αἰώνιον.¶eternal.aionionG166
Toward Jerusalem; a Blind Beggar Sees
18:31
ΠαραλαβὼνHaving taken asideparalabonG3880δὲthendeG1161τοὺςthetousG3588δώδεκαTwelvedodekaG1427εἶπενHe saideipenG2036πρὸςtoprosG4314αὐτούς·them;autousG846ἰδοὺBeholdidouG2400ἀναβαίνομενwe go upanabainomenG305εἰςtoeisG1519Ἰερουσαλήμ,Jerusalem,ierousalemG2419καὶandkaiG2532τελεσθήσεταιwill be accomplishedtelesthesetaiG5055πάνταall thingspantaG3956τὰwhichtaG3588γεγραμμέναwrittengegrammenaG1125διὰthroughdiaG1223τῶνthetonG3588προφητῶνprophetsprophetonG4396τῷabout thetoG3588υἱῷSonhuioG5207τοῦ<the>touG3588ἀνθρώπου·of Man;anthropouG444
18:34
καὶAndkaiG2532αὐτοὶthey themselvesautoiG846οὐδὲνno [thing]oudenG3762τούτωνof these thingstoutonG3778συνῆκαν,understood,sunekanG4920καὶandkaiG2532ἦνwasenG1510τὸ<the>toG3588ῥῆμαdeclarationrhemaG4487τοῦτοthistoutoG3778κεκρυμμένονhiddenkekrummenonG2928ἀπ᾽fromap᾽G575αὐτῶν,them,autonG846καὶandkaiG2532οὐκneitheroukG3756ἐγίνωσκονthey were knowingeginoskonG1097τὰthe [things]taG3588λεγόμενα.¶being spoken.legomenaG3004
18:35
ἘγένετοIt came to passegenetoG1096δὲthendeG1161ἐνinenG1722τῷthetoG3588ἐγγίζεινdrawing nearengizeinG1448αὐτὸνby HimautonG846εἰςtoeisG1519ἸεριχὼJerichoierichoG2410τυφλόςa blind [man]tuphlosG5185τιςcertaintisG5100ἐκάθητοwas sittingekathetoG2521παρὰbesideparaG3844τὴνthetenG3588ὁδὸνroadhodonG3598ἐπαιτῶν.begging.epaitonG1871
18:39
ΚαὶAndkaiG2532οἱthosehoiG3588προάγοντεςgoing beforeproagontesG4254ἐπετίμωνwere rebukingepetimonG2008αὐτῷhimautoG846ἵναthatinaG2443σιγήσῃ.he may be silent.sigeseG4601αὐτὸςHe himselfautosG846δὲhoweverdeG1161πολλῷmuchpolloG4183μᾶλλονmoremallonG3123ἔκραζεν·was crying out;ekrazenG2896υἱὲSonhuieG5207Δαυίδ,of David,dauidG1138ἐλέησόνdo have mercy oneleesonG1653με.¶me.meG3165
18:40
ΣταθεὶςHaving stoppedstatheisG2476δὲthendeG1161ὁ<the>hoG3588ἸησοῦςJesusiesousG2424ἐκέλευσενcommandedekeleusenG2753αὐτὸνhimautonG846ἀχθῆναιto be broughtachthenaiG71πρὸςtoprosG4314αὐτόν.Him.autonG846ἐγγίσαντοςWhen was approachingengisantosG1448δὲthendeG1161αὐτοῦheautouG846ἐπηρώτησενHe askedeperotesenG1905αὐτόν·him;autonG846
18:43
καὶAndkaiG2532παραχρῆμαimmediatelyparachremaG3916ἀνέβλεψενhe received sightaneblepsenG308καὶandkaiG2532ἠκολούθειwas followingekoloutheiG190αὐτῷHimautoG846δοξάζωνglorifyingdoxazonG1392τὸν<the>tonG3588θεόν.God.theonG2316καὶAndkaiG2532πᾶςallpasG3956ὁthehoG3588λαὸςpeoplelaosG2992ἰδὼνhaving seen [it]idonG1492ἔδωκενgaveedokenG1325αἶνονpraiseainonG136τῷ<the>toG3588θεῷ.¶to God.theoG2316
Greek words in this chapter
The 40 most used Greek words of the chapter, counted by lemma. The article, the object marker, the negatives and the common prepositions are left out.
| Word | Sense here | Uses | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| λέγωlégō | to say | 14 | G3004 |
| θεόςtheós | God | 14 | G2316 |
| ἔπωépō | to say | 14 | G2036 |
| μέmé | me | 11 | G3165 |
| ἸησοῦςIēsoûs | jesus | 8 | G2424 |
| ἄνθρωποςánthrōpos | man | 7 | G444 |
| τίςtís | what | 6 | G5101 |
| πᾶςpâs | all | 6 | G3956 |
| ἔρχομαιérchomai | she was coming | 5 | G2064 |
| ἑαυτοῦheautoû | himself | 5 | G1438 |
| ἀκούωakoúō | to hear | 5 | G191 |
| βασιλείαbasileía | kingdom | 5 | G932 |
| ἵναhína | so that | 4 | G2443 |
| ποιέωpoiéō | may do | 4 | G4160 |
| υἱόςhuiós | son | 4 | G5207 |
| παράpará | compared with | 4 | G3844 |
| προσεύχομαιproseúchomai | to pray | 3 | G4336 |
| ἤθελενethelen | he was desiring | 3 | G2309 |
| εἷςheis | one | 3 | G1520 |
| τελώνηςtelṓnēs | tax collector | 3 | G5057 |
| Word | Sense here | Uses | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἵστημιhístēmi | having stood | 3 | G2476 |
| εἴδωeídō | having seen | 3 | G1492 |
| ἀφίημιaphíēmi | permit | 3 | G863 |
| εἰσέρχομαιeisérchomai | to enter | 3 | G1525 |
| ἀγαθόςagathós | good | 3 | G18 |
| οὐδεὶςoudeis | no | 3 | G3762 |
| ἔχειςecheis | you have | 3 | G2192 |
| ἀκολουθέωakolouthéō | to follow | 3 | G190 |
| γίνομαιgínomai | he became | 3 | G1096 |
| ἀναβλέπωanablépō | I may receive sight | 3 | G308 |
| παραβολήparabolḗ | parable | 2 | G3850 |
| κριτήςkritḗs | judge | 2 | G2923 |
| πόλιςpólis | city | 2 | G4172 |
| φοβέωphobéō | to fear | 2 | G5399 |
| ἐντρέπωentrépō | respecting | 2 | G1788 |
| χήραchḗra | widow | 2 | G5503 |
| ἐκδικέωekdikéō | to avenge | 2 | G1556 |
| οὐδέoudé | nor | 2 | G3761 |
| κύριοςkýrios | lord | 2 | G2962 |
| ἐκδίκησιςekdíkēsis | avenging | 2 | G1557 |
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