Luke 10:29

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
Luke 10:29
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Original language (Greek)

Ὁ δὲ θέλων δικαιῶσαι ἑαυτὸν εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν· καὶ τίς ἐστίν μου πλησίον;

  1. ὉHo“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“But”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. θέλωνthelōn“desiring”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  4. δικαιῶσαιdikaiōsai“to justify”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from δικαιόω · “to justify” · Strong's G1344
  5. ἑαυτὸνhe'auton“himself”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  6. εἶπενeipen“he said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  7. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  8. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. Ἰησοῦν·Iēsoun“Jesus;”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  10. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. τίςtis“who”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  12. ἐστίνestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  13. μουmou“my”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  14. 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)