Luke 23:29 — King James Version← Study notes
“For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.”
Luke 23:29 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 23:2921 words
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἰδοὺidoubehold
ἔρχονταιerchontaicome / go
ἡμέραιhēmeraiage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἐνenabout, after, against
αἷςhaiswho / which
ἐροῦσινerousinsay
ΜακάριαιMakariaiblessed, happy(X -ier)
αἱhaithe
στεῖραιsteirai
καὶkaiand / also
αἱhaithe
κοιλίαιkoiliaibelly, womb
αἳhaiwho / which
οὐκouknot
ἐγέννησανegennēsanbear, beget, be born
καὶkaiand / also
μαστοὶmastoipap
οἳhoiwho / which
οὐκouknot
ἔθρεψανethrepsanbring up, feed, nourish
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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