So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”Luke 11:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
εἰ οὖν ὑμεῖς πονηροὶ ὑπάρχοντες οἴδατε δόματα ἀγαθὰ διδόναι τοῖς τέκνοις ὑμῶν, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὁ πατὴρ ὁ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ δώσει πνεῦμα ἅγιον τοῖς αἰτοῦσιν αὐτόν.
- εἰei“If”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
- οὖνoun“therefore”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- ὑμεῖςhumeis“you yourselves”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- πονηροὶponēroi“evil”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πονηρός · “evil/bad” · Strong's G4190
- ὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontes“being”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὑπάρχω · “to be” · Strong's G5225
- οἴδατεoidate“you know”Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
- δόματαdomata“gifts”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from δόμα · “gift” · Strong's G1390
- ἀγαθὰagatha“good”Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
- διδόναιdidonai“to give”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- τοῖςtois“to the”Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τέκνοιςteknois“children”Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
- ὑμῶν,humōn“of you,”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- πόσῳposō“how much”Correlative or interrogative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from πόσος · “how much/many” · Strong's G4214
- μᾶλλονmallon“more”Adverb · “more” · Strong's G3123G
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατὴρpatēr“Father”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- ὁho“who [is]”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐξex“in”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- οὐρανοῦouranou“heaven”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
- δώσειdōsei“will give”Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- πνεῦμαpneuma“[the] Spirit”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
- ἅγιονhagion“Holy”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
- τοῖςtois“to those”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- αἰτοῦσινaitousin“asking”Verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from αἰτέω · “to ask” · Strong's G0154
- αὐτόν.auton“Him!”Personal pronoun, accusative, 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)