Luke 11:46

“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
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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.

  1. ὉHo“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. εἶπεν·eipen“He said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  4. καὶkai“Also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  6. τοῖςtois“<the>”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. νομικοῖςnomikois“lawyers”
    Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from νομικός · “lawyer” · Strong's G3544
  8. οὐαί,ouai“woe!”
    Interjection · from οὐαί · “woe!” · Strong's G3759
  9. ὅτιhoti“For”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  10. φορτίζετεphortizete“you burden”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from φορτίζω · “to burden” · Strong's G5412
  11. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous“men”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  13. φορτίαphortia“[with] burdens”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from φορτίον · “burden” · Strong's G5413
  14. δυσβάστακταdusbastakta“heavy to bear”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from δυσβάστακτος · “ponderous” · Strong's G1419
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. αὐτοὶautoi“yourselves”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  17. ἑνὶheni“with one”
    Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
  18. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. δακτύλωνdaktulōn“fingers”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from δάκτυλος · “finger” · Strong's G1147
  20. ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  21. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  22. προσψαύετεprospsauete“do touch”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from προσψαύω · “to touch” · Strong's G4379
  23. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. 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)