Luke 10:40 — King James Version← Study notes
“But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.”
Luke 10:40 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 10:4028 words
ἡhēthe
δὲdeand / but
ΜάρθαMarthaMartha
περιεσπᾶτοperiespato
περὶperi(there-)about, above, against
πολλὴνpollēnmany / much
διακονίανdiakonian(ad-)minister(-ing, -tration, -try)
ἐπιστᾶσαepistasaassault, come
(in, to
δὲdeand / but
εἶπενeipensay
ΚύριεKyrieLord
οὐounot
μέλειmelei
σοιsoiyou
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἡhēthe
ἀδελφήadelphēsister
μουmouI
μόνηνmonēnonly / alone
μεmeI
κατέλειπενkateleipenforsake, leave, reserve
διακονεῖνdiakonein(ad-)minister (unto), serve, use the offic…
εἰπὲeipesay
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
αὐτῇautēhe / she / it / same
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
μοιmoiI
συναντιλάβηταιsynantilabētaihelp
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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