Luke 12:14

But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
Luke 12:14
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Original language (Greek)

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἄνθρωπε, τίς με κατέστησεν κριτὴν ἢ μεριστὴν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς;

  1. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. εἶπενeipen“He said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  4. αὐτῷ·autō“to him;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. ἄνθρωπε,anthrōpe“Man,”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  6. τίςtis“who”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  7. μεme“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  8. κατέστησενkatestēsen“appointed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καθίστημι · “to appoint/conduct” · Strong's G2525
  9. κριτὴνkritēn“a judge”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κριτής · “judge” · Strong's G2923
  10. ἢē“or”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  11. μεριστὴνmeristēn“partitioner”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from μεριστής · “arbiter” · Strong's G3312
  12. ἐφ᾽eph᾽“over”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  13. ὑμᾶς;humas“you?”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)