Luke 18:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?”
Luke 18:7 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 18:721 words
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
θεὸςtheosGod
οὐounot
μὴmēnot
ποιήσῃpoiēsēabide, + agree, appoint
τὴνtēnthe
ἐκδίκησινekdikēsin(a-, re-)venge(-ance), punishment
τῶνtōnthe
ἐκλεκτῶνeklektōnchosen, elect
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
τῶνtōnthe
βοώντωνboōntōncry
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
καὶkaiand / also
νυκτόςnyktos(mid-)night
καὶkaiand / also
μακροθυμεῖmakrothymeibear (suffer) long, be
longsuffering, hav…
ἐπ’ep’about (the times), above, after
αὐτοῖςautoishe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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