God & Savior

Luke 12:54

Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
Luke 12:54
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Original language (Greek)

Ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ τοῖς ὄχλοις· ὅταν ἴδητε τὴν νεφέλην ἀνατέλλουσαν ἐπὶ δυσμῶν, εὐθέως λέγετε ὅτι ὄμβρος ἔρχεται, καὶ γίνεται οὕτως.

  1. ἜλεγενElegen“He was saying”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. τοῖςtois“to the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ὄχλοις·ochlois“crowds;”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from ὄχλος · “crowd” · Strong's G3793
  6. ὅτανhotan“When”
    Conjunction · “when(-ever)” · Strong's G3752
  7. ἴδητεidēte“you may see”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  8. τὴνtēn“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. νεφέληνnephelēn“a cloud”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from νεφέλη · “cloud” · Strong's G3507
  10. ἀνατέλλουσανanatellousan“rising up”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀνατέλλω · “to rise” · Strong's G0393
  11. ἐπὶepi“from”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  12. δυσμῶν,dusmōn“[the] west,”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from δυσμή · “west” · Strong's G1424
  13. εὐθέωςeutheōs“immediately”
    Adverb · “immediately” · Strong's G2112
  14. λέγετεlegete“you say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  15. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  16. ὄμβροςombros“A shower”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “rainstorm” · Strong's G3655
  17. ἔρχεται,erchetai“is coming,”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. γίνεταιginetai“it happens”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  20. οὕτως.houtōs“so.”
    Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)