Luke 12:3

What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
Luke 12:3
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Original language (Greek)

ἀνθ᾽ ὧν ὅσα ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ εἴπατε ἐν τῷ φωτὶ ἀκουσθήσεται, καὶ ὃ πρὸς τὸ οὖς ἐλαλήσατε ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις κηρυχθήσεται ἐπὶ τῶν δωμάτων.

  1. ἀνθ᾽anth᾽“Instead”
    Preposition · from ἀντί · “for” · Strong's G0473
  2. ὧνhōn“that”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  3. ὅσαhosa“as much as”
    Correlative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὅσος · “just as/how much” · Strong's G3745
  4. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. σκοτίᾳskotia“darkness”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from σκοτία · “darkness” · Strong's G4653
  7. εἴπατεeipate“you have said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  8. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  9. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. φωτὶphōti“light”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from φῶς · “light” · Strong's G5457
  11. ἀκουσθήσεται,akousthēsetai“will be heard,”
    Verb, future, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. ὃho“what”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  14. πρὸςpros“into”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  15. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. οὖςous“ear”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “ear” · Strong's G3775
  17. ἐλαλήσατεelalēsate“you have spoken”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
  18. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  19. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. ταμείοιςtameiois“inner rooms”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ταμεῖον · “inner room” · Strong's G5009
  21. κηρυχθήσεταιkēruchthēsetai“will be proclaimed”
    Verb, future, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κηρύσσω · “to preach” · Strong's G2784
  22. ἐπὶepi“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  23. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. δωμάτων.dōmatōn“housetops.”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from δῶμα · “housetop” · Strong's G1430
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)