Luke 11:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.”

Luke 11:8 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 11:823 words

GreekMeaning

λέγωlegō

I sayverbG3004

ὑμῖνhymin

to youpronounG4771

εἰei

ifwordG1487

καὶkai

evenadverbG2532

οὐou

notadverbG3756

δώσειdōsei

he will giveverbG1325

αὐτῷautō

to himpronounG846

ἀναστὰςanastas

having risen upverbG450

διὰdia

because ofprepositionG1223

τὸto

thearticleG3588

εἶναιeinai

am, have been, is IverbG1510

φίλονphilon

friendadjectiveG5384

αὐτοῦautou

of himpronounG846

διάdia

because ofprepositionG1223

γεge

yetparticleG1065

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

ἀναίδειανanaideian

persistencenounG335

αὐτοῦautou

of himpronounG846

ἐγερθεὶςegertheis

having risenverbG1453

δώσειdōsei

he will giveverbG1325

αὐτῷautō

to himpronounG846

ὅσωνhosōn

all (that), as (long, manyrelative pronounG3745

χρῄζειchrēzei

he needsverbG5535

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

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