God & Savior

Luke 12:22

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
Luke 12:22
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Original language (Greek)

εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ· διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν· μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ τί φάγητε, μηδὲ τῷ σώματι τί ἐνδύσησθε.

  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. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. μαθητὰςmathētas“disciples”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
  6. αὐτοῦ·autou“of Him;”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. διὰdia“Because of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  8. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  9. λέγωlegō“I say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  10. ὑμῖν·humin“to you:”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  11. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  12. μεριμνᾶτεmerimnate“do be anxious”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from μεριμνάω · “to worry” · Strong's G3309
  13. τῇtēa“for the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ψυχῇpsuchēa“life”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ψυχή · “soul” · Strong's G5590H
  15. τίti“what”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  16. φάγητε,phagēte“you may eat,”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from φαγεῖν · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
  17. μηδὲmēde“nor [be anxious]”
    Conjunction, nominative · from μηδέ · “nor” · Strong's G3366
  18. τῷtō“for the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. σώματιsōmati“body”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from σῶμα · “body” · Strong's G4983
  20. τίti“what”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  21. ἐνδύσησθε.endusēsthe“you may put on.”
    Verb, aorist, middle, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from ἐνδύω · “to put on” · Strong's G1746
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)