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
λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
καὶkaiand / also
οὐounot
δώσειdōseigive
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ἀναστὰςanastasrise
διὰdiathrough / because of
τὸtothe
εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I
φίλονphilonfriend
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
διάdiathrough / because of
γεgeand besides, doubtless, at least
τὴνtēnthe
ἀναίδειανanaideianimportunity
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἐγερθεὶςegertheisawake, lift (up), raise (again
δώσειdōseigive
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ὅσωνhosōnall
(that), as (long, many
χρῄζειchrēzei(have)
need
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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