Woe to you! You build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.Luke 11:47
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, ὅτι οἰκοδομεῖτε τὰ μνημεῖα τῶν προφητῶν, οἱ δὲ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἀπέκτειναν αὐτούς.
- ΟὐαὶOuai“Woe”Interjection · from οὐαί · “woe!” · Strong's G3759
- ὑμῖν,humin“to you,”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ὅτιhoti“for”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- οἰκοδομεῖτεoikodomeite“you build”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from οἰκοδομέω · “to build” · Strong's G3618
- τὰta“the”Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μνημεῖαmnēmeia“tombs”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from μνημεῖον · “grave” · Strong's G3419
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- προφητῶν,prophētōn“prophets,”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from προφήτης · “prophet” · Strong's G4396
- οἱhoi“<the>”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“yet”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- πατέρεςpateres“the fathers”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἀπέκτεινανapekteinan“killed”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποκτείνω · “to kill” · Strong's G0615
- 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)