Luke 11:47

Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
Luke 11:47
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Original language (Greek)

Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, ὅτι οἰκοδομεῖτε τὰ μνημεῖα τῶν προφητῶν, οἱ δὲ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἀπέκτειναν αὐτούς.

  1. ΟὐαὶOuai“Woe”
    Interjection · from οὐαί · “woe!” · Strong's G3759
  2. ὑμῖν,humin“to you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  3. ὅτιhoti“for”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  4. οἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeite“you build”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from οἰκοδομέω · “to build” · Strong's G3618
  5. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. μνημεῖαmnēmeia“tombs”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from μνημεῖον · “grave” · Strong's G3419
  7. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. προφητῶν,prophētōn“prophets,”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from προφήτης · “prophet” · Strong's G4396
  9. οἱhoi“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. δὲde“yet”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  11. πατέρεςpateres“the fathers”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  12. ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  13. ἀπέκτεινανapekteinan“killed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποκτείνω · “to kill” · Strong's G0615
  14. αὐτούς.autous“them.”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, 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)