Luke 12:56 — King James Version← Study notes
“Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?”
Luke 12:56 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 12:5618 words
ὑποκριταίhypokritaihypocrite
τὸtothe
πρόσωπονprosōpon(outward) appearance, countenance, face
τῆςtēsthe
γῆςgēscountry, earth(-ly), ground
καὶkaiand / also
τοῦtouthe
οὐρανοῦouranouair, heaven(-ly), sky
οἴδατεoidate
δοκιμάζεινdokimazeinallow, discern, examine
τὸνtonthe
δὲdeand / but
καιρὸνkaironopportunity, (convenient, due) season
τοῦτονtoutonhe (it was that), hereof, it
πῶςpōshow, after (by) what manner (means), that
οὐκouknot
οἴδατεoidate
δοκιμάζεινdokimazeinallow, discern, examine
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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