Luke 19:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.”
Luke 19:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 19:1214 words
εἶπενeipensay
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
ἌνθρωπόςAnthrōposman / human being
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
εὐγενὴςeugenēsmore noble, nobleman
ἐπορεύθηeporeuthēdepart, go (away, forth
εἰςeisinto / to
χώρανchōrancoast, county, fields
μακρὰνmakranfar, long
λαβεῖνlabeinaccept, + be amazed, assay
ἑαυτῷheautōalone, her (own, -self)
βασιλείανbasileiankingdom
καὶkaiand / also
ὑποστρέψαιhypostrepsaicome again, return (again, back again)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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