Luke 7:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.”
Luke 7:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 7:831 words
καὶkaiand / also
γὰρgarfor
ἐγὼegōI
ἄνθρωπόςanthrōposman / human being
εἰμιeimiam, have been, is I
ὑπὸhypounder / by
ἐξουσίανexousianauthority, jurisdiction, liberty
τασσόμενοςtassomenosaddict, appoint, determine
ἔχωνechōnhave
ὑπ’hyp’under / by
ἐμαυτὸνemautonme, mine own (self), myself
στρατιώταςstratiōtassoldier
καὶkaiand / also
λέγωlegōsay
τούτῳtoutōhe (it was that), hereof, it
ΠορεύθητιPoreuthētidepart, go (away, forth
καὶkaiand / also
πορεύεταιporeuetaidepart, go (away, forth
καὶkaiand / also
ἄλλῳallōother
ἜρχουErchoucome / go
καὶkaiand / also
ἔρχεταιerchetaicome / go
καὶkaiand / also
τῷtōthe
δούλῳdoulōbond(-man), servant
μουmouI
ΠοίησονPoiēsonabide, + agree, appoint
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
καὶkaiand / also
ποιεῖpoieiabide, + agree, appoint
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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