Luke 7:24 — King James Version← Study notes
“And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?”
Luke 7:24 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 7:2422 words
ἈπελθόντωνApelthontōncome, depart, go
(aside
δὲdeand / but
τῶνtōnthe
ἀγγέλωνangelōnangel, messenger
ἸωάννουIōannouJohn
ἤρξατοērxatoreign
(rule) over
λέγεινlegeinsay
πρὸςprosto / toward
τοὺςtousthe
ὄχλουςochlouscompany, multitude, number (of people)
περὶperi(there-)about, above, against
ἸωάννουIōannouJohn
ΤίTia (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἐξήλθατεexēlthatecome
(forth, out), depart (out of)
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
ἔρημονerēmondesert, desolate, solitary
θεάσασθαιtheasasthaibehold, look (upon), see
κάλαμονkalamonpen, reed
ὑπὸhypounder / by
ἀνέμουanemouwind
σαλευόμενονsaleuomenonmove, shake (together), which can(-not) be…
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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