Luke 10:40

But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”
Luke 10:40
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Original language (Greek)

ἡ δὲ Μάρθα περιεσπᾶτο περὶ πολλὴν διακονίαν. ἐπιστᾶσα δὲ εἶπεν· κύριε, οὐ μέλει σοι ὅτι ἡ ἀδελφή μου μόνην με κατέλιπεν διακονεῖν; εἰπὲ οὖν αὐτῇ ἵνα μοι συναντιλάβηται.

  1. ἡhē“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“But”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ΜάρθαMartha“Martha”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “Martha” · Strong's G3136
  4. περιεσπᾶτοperiespato“was distracted”
    Verb, imperfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from περισπάω · “to distract” · Strong's G4049
  5. περὶperi“about”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  6. πολλὴνpollēn“much”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  7. διακονίαν.diakonian“service.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from διακονία · “service” · Strong's G1248
  8. ἐπιστᾶσαepistasa“having come up”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἐφίστημι · “to approach” · Strong's G2186
  9. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  10. εἶπεν·eipen“she said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  11. κύριε,kurie“Lord,”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  12. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  13. μέλειmelei“is it concerning”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μέλω · “to concern” · Strong's G3199
  14. σοιsoi“to You”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  15. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  16. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. ἀδελφήadelphē“sister”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “sister” · Strong's G0079
  18. μουmou“of mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  19. μόνηνmonēn“alone”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from μόνος · “alone” · Strong's G3441
  20. μεme“me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  21. κατέλιπενkatelipen“has left”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καταλείπω · “to leave behind” · Strong's G2641
  22. διακονεῖν;diakonein“to serve?”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from διακονέω · “to serve” · Strong's G1247
  23. εἰπὲeipe“do speak”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  24. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  25. αὐτῇautēa“to her”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  26. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  27. μοιmoi“me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  28. συναντιλάβηται.sunantilabētai“she may help!”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from συναντιλαμβάνομαι · “to help” · Strong's G4878
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)