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.
- ἡhē“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“But”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ΜάρθαMartha“Martha”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “Martha” · Strong's G3136
- περιεσπᾶτοperiespato“was distracted”Verb, imperfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from περισπάω · “to distract” · Strong's G4049
- περὶperi“about”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- πολλὴνpollēn“much”Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
- διακονίαν.diakonian“service.”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from διακονία · “service” · Strong's G1248
- ἐπιστᾶσαepistasa“having come up”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἐφίστημι · “to approach” · Strong's G2186
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- εἶπεν·eipen“she said;”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- κύριε,kurie“Lord,”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- μέλειmelei“is it concerning”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μέλω · “to concern” · Strong's G3199
- σοιsoi“to You”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀδελφήadelphē“sister”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “sister” · Strong's G0079
- μουmou“of mine”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- μόνηνmonēn“alone”Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from μόνος · “alone” · Strong's G3441
- μεme“me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- κατέλιπενkatelipen“has left”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καταλείπω · “to leave behind” · Strong's G2641
- διακονεῖν;diakonein“to serve?”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from διακονέω · “to serve” · Strong's G1247
- εἰπὲeipe“do speak”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- οὖνoun“therefore”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- αὐτῇautēa“to her”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἵναina“that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- μοιmoi“me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- 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)