God & Savior

Luke 12:49

I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!
Luke 12:49
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Original language (Greek)

Πῦρ ἦλθον βαλεῖν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ τί θέλω εἰ ἤδη ἀνήφθη.

  1. ΠῦρPur“Fire”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from πῦρ · “fire” · Strong's G4442
  2. ἦλθονēlthon“I came”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  3. βαλεῖνbalein“to cast”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906G
  4. ἐπὶepi“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  5. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. γῆνgēn“earth”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093G
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. τίti“how”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  9. θέλωthelō“I wish”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  10. εἰei“if”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487J
  11. ἤδηēdē“already”
    Adverb · “already” · Strong's G2235
  12. ἀνήφθη.anēphthē“it be kindled!”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀνάπτω · “to kindle” · Strong's G0381
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)