God & Savior

Luke 11:49

Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’
Luke 11:49
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Original language (Greek)

διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡ σοφία τοῦ θεοῦ εἶπεν· ἀποστελῶ εἰς αὐτοὺς προφήτας καὶ ἀποστόλους. καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἀποκτενοῦσιν καὶ διώξουσιν

  1. διὰdia“Because of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  2. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  3. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. σοφίαsophia“Wisdom”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “wisdom” · Strong's G4678
  6. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  8. εἶπεν·eipen“said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  9. ἀποστελῶapostelō“I will send”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
  10. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  11. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. προφήταςprophētas“prophets”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from προφήτης · “prophet” · Strong's G4396
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. ἀποστόλους.apostolous“apostles.”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀπόστολος · “apostle” · Strong's G0652
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. ἐξex“[some] of”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  17. αὐτῶνautōn“them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  18. ἀποκτενοῦσινapoktenousin“they will kill”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποκτείνω · “to kill” · Strong's G0615
  19. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. διώξουσινdiōxousin“will pursue”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from διώκω · “to pursue” · Strong's G1377
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)