Luke 18:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;”
Luke 18:1 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 18:113 words
ἜλεγενElegensay
δὲdeand / but
παραβολὴνparabolēncomparison, figure, parable
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
πρὸςprosto / toward
τὸtothe
δεῖνdeinbind, be in bonds, knit
πάντοτεpantotealway(-s), ever(-more)
προσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaipray (for), make prayer
αὐτοὺςautoushe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
μὴmēnot
ἐγκακεῖνenkakein
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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