“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “You weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.Luke 11:46
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· καὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς νομικοῖς οὐαί, ὅτι φορτίζετε τοὺς ἀνθρώπους φορτία δυσβάστακτα καὶ αὐτοὶ ἑνὶ τῶν δακτύλων ὑμῶν οὐ προσψαύετε τοῖς φορτίοις.
- ὉHo“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“And”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- εἶπεν·eipen“He said;”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- καὶkai“Also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὑμῖνhumin“to you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- τοῖςtois“<the>”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- νομικοῖςnomikois“lawyers”Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from νομικός · “lawyer” · Strong's G3544
- οὐαί,ouai“woe!”Interjection · from οὐαί · “woe!” · Strong's G3759
- ὅτιhoti“For”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- φορτίζετεphortizete“you burden”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from φορτίζω · “to burden” · Strong's G5412
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous“men”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- φορτίαphortia“[with] burdens”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from φορτίον · “burden” · Strong's G5413
- δυσβάστακταdusbastakta“heavy to bear”Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from δυσβάστακτος · “ponderous” · Strong's G1419
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- αὐτοὶautoi“yourselves”Personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἑνὶheni“with one”Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δακτύλωνdaktulōn“fingers”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from δάκτυλος · “finger” · Strong's G1147
- ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- προσψαύετεprospsauete“do touch”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from προσψαύω · “to touch” · Strong's G4379
- τοῖςtois“the”Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- φορτίοις.phortiois“burdens.”Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from φορτίον · “burden” · Strong's G5413
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)