But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”Luke 10:29
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Ὁ δὲ θέλων δικαιῶσαι ἑαυτὸν εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν· καὶ τίς ἐστίν μου πλησίον;
- ὉHo“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“But”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- θέλωνthelōn“desiring”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
- δικαιῶσαιdikaiōsai“to justify”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from δικαιόω · “to justify” · Strong's G1344
- ἑαυτὸνhe'auton“himself”Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
- εἶπενeipen“he said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- τὸνton“<the>”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- Ἰησοῦν·Iēsoun“Jesus;”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τίςtis“who”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ἐστίνestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- μουmou“my”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- πλησίον;plēsion“neighbour?”Adverb · from πλησίον · “near/neighbour” · Strong's G4139
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)