Luke 5:39 — King James Version← Study notes
“No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.”
Luke 5:39 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 5:3912 words
καὶkaiand / also
οὐδεὶςoudeisno one
πιὼνpiōndrink
παλαιὸνpalaionold
θέλειtheleidesire, be disposed (forward), intend
νέονneonnew, young
λέγειlegeisay
γάρgarfor
ὉHothe
παλαιὸςpalaiosold
χρηστόςchrēstosbetter, easy, good(-ness)
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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