Luke 11:52

Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
Luke 11:52
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Original language (Greek)

Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς νομικοῖς, ὅτι ἤρατε τὴν κλεῖδα τῆς γνώσεως. αὐτοὶ οὐκ εἰσήλθατε καὶ τοὺς εἰσερχομένους ἐκωλύσατε.

  1. ΟὐαὶOuai“Woe”
    Interjection · from οὐαί · “woe!” · Strong's G3759
  2. ὑμῖνhumin“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  3. τοῖςtois“<the>”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. νομικοῖς,nomikois“lawyers,”
    Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from νομικός · “lawyer” · Strong's G3544
  5. ὅτιhoti“for”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  6. ἤρατεērate“you have taken away”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from αἴρω · “to take up” · Strong's G0142
  7. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. κλεῖδαkleida“key”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from κλείς · “key” · Strong's G2807
  9. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. γνώσεως.gnōseōs“knowledge.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γνῶσις · “knowledge” · Strong's G1108
  11. αὐτοὶautoi“You yourselves”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  13. εἰσήλθατεeisēlthate“did enter”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. τοὺςtous“those”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. εἰσερχομένουςeiserchomenous“entering”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  17. ἐκωλύσατε.ekōlusate“you hindered.”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from κωλύω · “to prevent” · Strong's G2967
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)