Luke 9:27 — King James Version← Study notes

“But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.”

Luke 9:27 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 9:2721 words

GreekMeaning

λέγωlegō

I sayverbG3004

δὲde

nowwordG1161

ὑμῖνhymin

to youpronounG4771

ἀληθῶςalēthōs

truthfullyadverbG230

εἰσίνeisin

there areverbG1510

τινεςtines

somepronounG5100

τῶνtōn

of thosearticleG3588

αὐτοῦautou

(t-)hereadverbG847

ἑστηκότωνhestēkotōn

already standingverbG2476

οἳhoi

whorelative pronounG3739

οὐou

certainlyadverbG3756

μὴmē

notadverbG3361

γεύσωνταιgeusōntai

eat, tasteverbG1089

θανάτουthanatou

of deathnounG2288

ἕωςheōs

untilwordG2193

ἂνan

maybeparticleG302

ἴδωσινidōsin

behold, perceive, seeverbG3708

τὴνtēn

thearticleG3588

βασιλείανbasileian

kingdomnounG932

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

θεοῦtheou

of GodnounG2316

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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Aisha MbekiNote1mo ago

Taste of the Kingdom

I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God. This comes just before the Transfiguration, and Luke uses it to frame what's about to happen as a previe...