Luke 23:28 — King James Version← Study notes
“But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.”
Luke 23:28 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 23:2822 words
στραφεὶςstrapheisconvert, turn (again, back
again
δὲdeand / but
πρὸςprosto / toward
αὐτὰςautashe / she / it / same
ὁhothe
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
εἶπενeipensay
ΘυγατέρεςThygateresdaughter
ἸερουσαλήμIerousalēmJerusalem
μὴmēnot
κλαίετεklaietebewail, weep
ἐπ’ep’about (the times), above, after
ἐμέemeI
πλὴνplēnbut (rather), except, nevertheless
ἐφ’eph’about (the times), above, after
ἑαυτὰςheautasalone, her (own, -self)
κλαίετεklaietebewail, weep
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τὰtathe
τέκναteknachild
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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