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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 4:25Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 4:2533 words
GreekMeaning
ἐπ’ep’
InprepositionG1909
ἀληθείαςalētheias
truthnounG225
δὲde
nowwordG1161
λέγωlegō
I sayverbG3004
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
πολλαὶpollai
manyadjectiveG4183
χῆραιchērai
widowsadjectiveG5503
ἦσανēsan
there wereverbG1510
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ταῖςtais
thearticleG3588
ἡμέραιςhēmerais
daysnounG2250
ἨλίουĒliou
of ElijahnounG2243
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ἸσραήλIsraēl
IsraelnounG2474
ὅτεhote
whenadverbG3753
ἐκλείσθηekleisthē
was shut upverbG2808
ho
thearticleG3588
οὐρανὸςouranos
heavennounG3772
ἐπὶepi
forprepositionG1909
ἔτηetē
yearsnounG2094
τρίαtria
threeadjectiveG5140
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μῆναςmēnas
monthsnounG3375
ἕξhex
sixadjectiveG1803
ὡςhōs
whenadverbG5613
ἐγένετοegeneto
there wasverbG1096
λιμὸςlimos
a faminenounG3042
μέγαςmegas
greatadjectiveG3173
ἐπὶepi
uponprepositionG1909
πᾶσανpasan
alladjectiveG3956
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
γῆνgēn
landnounG1093
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Omar HassanNote1mo ago
Mercy and justice - Luke 4
I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. Now I understand why - it's a daily declaration of dependence on God. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author...
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