Luke 20:28 — King James Version← Study notes
“Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.”
Luke 20:28 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 20:2828 words
λέγοντεςlegontessay
ΔιδάσκαλεDidaskaledoctor, master, teacher
ΜωϋσῆςMōysēs
ἔγραψενegrapsendescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
ἡμῖνhēminI
ἐάνeanbefore, but, except
τινοςtinosa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἀδελφὸςadelphosbrother
ἀποθάνῃapothanēbe dead, death, die
ἔχωνechōnhave
γυναῖκαgynaikawife, woman
καὶkaiand / also
οὗτοςhoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
ἄτεκνοςateknoschildless, without children
ᾖēam, have been, is I
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
λάβῃlabēaccept, + be amazed, assay
ὁhothe
ἀδελφὸςadelphosbrother
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
τὴνtēnthe
γυναῖκαgynaikawife, woman
καὶkaiand / also
ἐξαναστήσῃexanastēsēraise (rise) up
σπέρμαspermaissue, seed
τῷtōthe
ἀδελφῷadelphōbrother
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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