Luke 6:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?”
Luke 6:4 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 6:428 words
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
εἰσῆλθενeisēlthencome (in, into), enter in(-to)
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸνtonthe
οἶκονoikonhouse / home
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
καὶkaiand / also
τοὺςtousthe
ἄρτουςartous(shew-)bread, loaf
τῆςtēsthe
προθέσεωςprotheseōspurpose, shew(-bread)
λαβὼνlabōnaccept, + be amazed, assay
ἔφαγενephagendevour, eat, live
καὶkaiand / also
ἔδωκενedōkengive
τοῖςtoisthe
μετ’met’after(-ward), he again, against
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
οὓςhouswho / which
οὐκouknot
ἔξεστινexestinbe lawful, let, (-est)
φαγεῖνphageindevour, eat, live
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
μὴmēnot
μόνουςmonousonly / alone
τοὺςtousthe
ἱερεῖςhiereis(high) priest
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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