Luke 2:48 — King James Version← Study notes
“And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.”
Luke 2:48 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 2:4825 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἰδόντεςidontesbehold, perceive, see
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
ἐξεπλάγησανexeplagēsan
καὶkaiand / also
εἶπενeipensay
πρὸςprosto / toward
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
ἡhēthe
μήτηρmētērmother
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ΤέκνονTeknonchild
τίtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἐποίησαςepoiēsasabide, + agree, appoint
ἡμῖνhēminI
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
ἰδοὺidoubehold
ὁhothe
πατήρpatērfather, parent
σουsouyou
καὶkaiand / also
ἐγὼegōI
ὀδυνώμενοιodynōmenoi
ἐζητοῦμένezētoumenbe (go) about, desire, endeavour
σεseyou
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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