For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.Luke 11:30
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
καθὼς γὰρ ἐγένετο Ἰωνᾶς τοῖς Νινευίταις σημεῖον, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ.
- καθὼςkathōs“Even as”Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ἐγένετοegeneto“was”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- ἸωνᾶςIōnas“Jonah”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jonah” · Strong's G2495H
- τοῖςtois“to the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΝινευίταιςNineuitais“Ninevites”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from Νινευΐτης · “Ninevite” · Strong's G3536
- σημεῖον,sēmeion“a sign”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from σημεῖον · “sign” · Strong's G4592
- οὕτωςhoutōs“thus”Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
- ἔσταιestai“will be”Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- υἱὸςhuios“Son”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“of Man”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- τῇtēa“to the”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γενεᾷgenea“generation”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from γενεά · “generation” · Strong's G1074
- ταύτῃ.tautē“this.”Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
Places named in this verse
- Ninevites (Nineveh)settlement · Identification: certain · Map of Nineveh (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Nineveh on OpenBible.info