Luke 16:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.”
Luke 16:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 16:1715 words
ΕὐκοπώτερονEukopōteroneasier
δέdeand / but
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
τὸνtonthe
οὐρανὸνouranonair, heaven(-ly), sky
καὶkaiand / also
τὴνtēnthe
γῆνgēncountry, earth(-ly), ground
παρελθεῖνpareltheincome (forth), go, pass (away
ἢēor
τοῦtouthe
νόμουnomoulaw
μίανmianinto / to
κεραίανkeraiantittle
πεσεῖνpeseinfail, fall (down), light on
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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