Luke 12:15 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”
Luke 12:15 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 12:1524 words
εἶπενeipensay
δὲdeand / but
πρὸςprosto / toward
αὐτούςautoushe / she / it / same
ὉρᾶτεHoratebehold, perceive, see
καὶkaiand / also
φυλάσσεσθεphylassesthebeward, keep (self), observe
ἀπὸapofrom
πάσηςpasēsall / every
πλεονεξίαςpleonexiascovetous(-ness) practices, greediness
ὅτιhotithat / because
οὐκouknot
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
περισσεύεινperisseuein(make, more) abound, (have
τινὶtinia (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἡhēthe
ζωὴzōēlife
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ἐκekfrom / out of
τῶνtōnthe
ὑπαρχόντωνhyparchontōnafter, behave, live
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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