Luke 11:30

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
Luke 11:30
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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.

  1. καθὼςkathōs“Even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ἐγένετοegeneto“was”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  4. ἸωνᾶςIōnas“Jonah”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jonah” · Strong's G2495H
  5. τοῖςtois“to the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ΝινευίταιςNineuitais“Ninevites”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from Νινευΐτης · “Ninevite” · Strong's G3536
  7. σημεῖον,sēmeion“a sign”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from σημεῖον · “sign” · Strong's G4592
  8. οὕτωςhoutōs“thus”
    Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
  9. ἔσταιestai“will be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  10. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. υἱὸςhuios“Son”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  13. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“of Man”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  15. τῇtēa“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. γενεᾷgenea“generation”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from γενεά · “generation” · Strong's G1074
  17. ταύτῃ.tautē“this.”
    Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)