Luke 4:25 — King James Version← Study notes
“But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;”
Luke 4:25 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 4:2533 words
ἐπ’ep’about (the times), above, after
ἀληθείαςalētheiastruth
δὲdeand / but
λέγωlegōsay
ὑμῖνhyminyou
πολλαὶpollaimany / much
χῆραιchēraiwidow
ἦσανēsanam, have been, is I
ἐνenabout, after, against
ταῖςtaisthe
ἡμέραιςhēmeraisage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἨλίουĒliouElias
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
ἸσραήλIsraēlIsrael
ὅτεhoteafter (that), as
soon as, that
ἐκλείσθηekleisthēshut (up)
ὁhothe
οὐρανὸςouranosair, heaven(-ly), sky
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
ἔτηetēyear
τρίαtriathree
καὶkaiand / also
μῆναςmēnas+ surely
ἕξhexsix
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
ἐγένετοegenetoarise, be
assembled, be(-come
λιμὸςlimosdearth, famine, hunger
μέγαςmegas(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
πᾶσανpasanall / every
τὴνtēnthe
γῆνgēncountry, earth(-ly), ground
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Word-by-word meanings
Explore community notes on Luke 4:25
Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion