God & Savior

Luke 12:15

And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
Luke 12:15
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Original language (Greek)

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς· ὁρᾶτε καὶ φυλάσσεσθε ἀπὸ πάσης πλεονεξίας, ὅτι οὐκ ἐν τῷ περισσεύειν τινὶ ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ.

  1. ΕἶπενEipen“He said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  4. αὐτούς·autous“them;”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. ὁρᾶτεhorate“do watch”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ὁράω · “to see” · Strong's G3708
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. φυλάσσεσθεphulassesthe“do keep yourselves”
    Verb, present, middle, imperative, 2nd person plural · from φυλάσσω · “to keep/guard” · Strong's G5442I
  8. ἀπὸapo“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  9. πάσηςpasēs“all”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  10. πλεονεξίας,pleonexias“covetousness,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πλεονεξία · “greediness” · Strong's G4124
  11. ὅτιhoti“for”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  12. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  13. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  14. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. περισσεύεινperisseuein“abounding”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from περισσεύω · “to abound/exceed” · Strong's G4052
  16. τινὶtini“to anyone”
    Indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
  17. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. ζωὴzōē“life”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222
  19. αὐτοῦautou“to him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  21. ἐκek“of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  22. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. ὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōn“possessions”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὑπάρχω · “to be” · Strong's G5225
  24. αὐτῷ.autō“of him.”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, 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)