Luke 6:49 — King James Version← Study notes
“But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.”
Luke 6:49 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 6:4931 words
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
ἀκούσαςakousashear
καὶkaiand / also
μὴmēnot
ποιήσαςpoiēsasabide, + agree, appoint
ὅμοιόςhomoioslike, +
manner
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōman / human being
οἰκοδομήσαντιoikodomēsanti(be in) build(-er, -ing, up)
οἰκίανoikianhouse / household
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τὴνtēnthe
γῆνgēncountry, earth(-ly), ground
χωρὶςchōrisbeside, by itself, without
θεμελίουthemelioufoundation
ᾗhēwho / which
προσέρηξενproserēxenbeat vehemently against (upon)
ὁhothe
ποταμόςpotamosflood, river, stream
καὶkaiand / also
εὐθὺςeuthysanon, by and by, forthwith
συνέπεσενsynepesen
καὶkaiand / also
ἐγένετοegenetoarise, be
assembled, be(-come
τὸtothe
ῥῆγμαrhēgmaruin
τῆςtēsthe
οἰκίαςoikiashouse / household
ἐκείνηςekeinēsthat one
μέγαmega(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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