Luke 9:59 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.”
Luke 9:59 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 9:5918 words
εἶπενeipensay
δὲdeand / but
πρὸςprosto / toward
ἕτερονheteronaltered, else, next (day)
ἈκολούθειAkoloutheifollow, reach
μοιmoiI
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
εἶπενeipensay
ΚύριεKyrieLord
ἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsongive leave (liberty, license), let
μοιmoiI
ἀπελθόντιapelthonticome, depart, go
(aside
πρῶτονprōtonbefore, beginning, best
θάψαιthapsaibury
τὸνtonthe
πατέραpaterafather, parent
μουmouI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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