Luke 18:14 — King James Version← Study notes
“I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”
Luke 18:14 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 18:1422 words
λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
κατέβηkatebēcome (get, go, step) down
οὗτοςhoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
δεδικαιωμένοςdedikaiōmenosfree, justify(-ier), be righteous
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸνtonthe
οἶκονoikonhouse / home
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
παρ’par’above, against, among
ἐκεῖνονekeinonthat one
ὅτιhotithat / because
πᾶςpasall / every
ὁhothe
ὑψῶνhypsōnexalt, lift up
ἑαυτὸνheautonalone, her (own, -self)
ταπεινωθήσεταιtapeinōthēsetaiabase, bring low, humble (self)
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
ταπεινῶνtapeinōnabase, bring low, humble (self)
ἑαυτὸνheautonalone, her (own, -self)
ὑψωθήσεταιhypsōthēsetaiexalt, lift up
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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