Luke 6:48 — King James Version← Study notes
“He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.”
Luke 6:48 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 6:4834 words
ὅμοιόςhomoioslike, +
manner
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōman / human being
οἰκοδομοῦντιoikodomounti(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)
οἰκίανoikianhouse / household
ὃςhoswho / which
ἔσκαψενeskapsendig
καὶkaiand / also
ἐβάθυνενebathynendeep
καὶkaiand / also
ἔθηκενethēken+ advise, appoint, bow
θεμέλιονthemelionfoundation
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τὴνtēnthe
πέτρανpetranrock
πλημμύρηςplēmmyrēsflood
δὲdeand / but
γενομένηςgenomenēsarise, be
assembled, be(-come
προσέρηξενproserēxenbeat vehemently against (upon)
ὁhothe
ποταμὸςpotamosflood, river, stream
τῇtēthe
οἰκίᾳoikiahouse / household
ἐκείνῃekeinēthat one
καὶkaiand / also
οὐκouknot
ἴσχυσενischysenbe able, avail, can do(-not)
σαλεῦσαιsaleusaimove, shake (together), which can(-not) be…
αὐτὴνautēnhe / she / it / same
διὰdiathrough / because of
τὸtothe
καλῶςkalōs(in a) good (place), honestly, + recover
οἰκοδομῆσθαιoikodomēsthai(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)
αὐτήνautēnhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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