Luke 11:27 — King James Version← Study notes

“And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.”

Luke 11:27 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 11:2726 words

GreekMeaning

ἘγένετοEgeneto

It came to passverbG1096

δὲde

thenwordG1161

ἐνen

whileprepositionG1722

τῷtō

thearticleG3588

λέγεινlegein

is sayingverbG3004

αὐτὸνauton

HepronounG846

ταῦταtauta

these thingsdemonstrativeG3778

ἐπάρασάeparasa

having lifted upverbG1869

τιςtis

onepronounG5100

φωνὴνphōnēn

her voicenounG5456

γυνὴgynē

a womannounG1135

ἐκek

fromprepositionG1537

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

ὄχλουochlou

crowdnounG3793

εἶπενeipen

saidverbG3004

αὐτῷautō

to HimpronounG846

ΜακαρίαMakaria

Blessed isadjectiveG3107

ἡhē

thearticleG3588

κοιλίαkoilia

wombnounG2836

ἡhē

whicharticleG3588

βαστάσασάbastasasa

having borneverbG941

σεse

YoupronounG4771

καὶkai

andwordG2532

μαστοὶmastoi

the breastsnounG3149

οὓςhous

at whichrelative pronounG3739

ἐθήλασαςethēlasas

You nursedverbG2337

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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Blessed Is the Womb That Bore You

As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, 'Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.' Jesus replied, 'Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey...