Luke 21:34 — King James Version← Study notes

“And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.”

Luke 21:34 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 21:3423 words

GreekMeaning

ΠροσέχετεProsechete

do take heedverbG4337

δὲde

nowwordG1161

ἑαυτοῖςheautois

to yourselvespronounG1438

μήποτεmēpote

lestwordG3379

βαρηθῶσινbarēthōsin

burden, charge, heavyverbG916

ὑμῶνhymōn

of youpronounG4771

αἱhai

thearticleG3588

καρδίαιkardiai

heartsnounG2588

ἐνen

withprepositionG1722

κραιπάλῃkraipalē

dissipationnounG2897

καὶkai

andwordG2532

μέθῃmethē

drunkennessnounG3178

καὶkai

andwordG2532

μερίμναιςmerimnais

caresnounG3308

βιωτικαῖςbiōtikais

of life —adjectiveG982

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ἐπιστῇepistē

may comeverbG2186

ἐφ’eph’

uponprepositionG1909

ὑμᾶςhymas

youpronounG4771

αἰφνίδιοςaiphnidios

suddenlyadjectiveG160

ἡhē

thearticleG3588

ἡμέραhēmera

daynounG2250

ἐκείνηekeinē

that verydemonstrativeG1565

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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