Luke 11:1

One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
Luke 11:1
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Original language (Greek)

Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐν τόπῳ τινὶ προσευχόμενον, ὡς ἐπαύσατο, εἶπέν τις τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ πρὸς αὐτόν· κύριε, δίδαξον ἡμᾶς προσεύχεσθαι καθὼς καὶ Ἰωάννης ἐδίδαξεν τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ.

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἐγένετοegeneto“it came to pass”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  3. ἐνen“while”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  4. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. εἶναιeinai“being”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1511
  6. αὐτὸνauton“He”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  8. τόπῳtopō“a place”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from τόπος · “place” · Strong's G5117
  9. τινὶtini“certain”
    Indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
  10. προσευχόμενον,proseuchomenon“praying,”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from προσεύχομαι · “to pray” · Strong's G4336
  11. ὡςhōs“when”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  12. ἐπαύσατο,epausato“He ceased,”
    Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from παύω · “to cease” · Strong's G3973
  13. εἶπένeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  14. τιςtis“one”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  15. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. μαθητῶνmathētōn“disciples”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
  17. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  18. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  19. αὐτόν·auton“Him;”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. κύριε,kurie“Lord,”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  21. δίδαξονdidaxon“do teach”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from διδάσκω · “to teach” · Strong's G1321
  22. ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  23. προσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthai“to pray”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), infinitive · from προσεύχομαι · “to pray” · Strong's G4336
  24. καθὼςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  25. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  26. ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
  27. ἐδίδαξενedidaxen“taught”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from διδάσκω · “to teach” · Strong's G1321
  28. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  29. μαθητὰςmathētas“disciples”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
  30. αὐτοῦ.autou“of him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)