Luke 3:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.”
Luke 3:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 3:923 words
ἤδηēdēalready, (even) now (already), by this time
δὲdeand / but
καὶkaiand / also
ἡhēthe
ἀξίνηaxinēaxe
πρὸςprosto / toward
τὴνtēnthe
ῥίζανrhizanroot
τῶνtōnthe
δένδρωνdendrōntree
κεῖταιkeitaibe (appointed, laid up, made
πᾶνpanall / every
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
δένδρονdendrontree
μὴmēnot
ποιοῦνpoiounabide, + agree, appoint
καρπὸνkarponfruit
καλὸνkalonfair, good(-ly), honest
ἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetaicut down
(off, out), hew down
καὶkaiand / also
εἰςeisinto / to
πῦρpyrfiery, fire
βάλλεταιballetaiarise, cast (out), lay
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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