Luke 12:56

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
Luke 12:56
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Original language (Greek)

ὑποκριταί, τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς καὶ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ οἴδατε δοκιμάζειν, τὸν καιρὸν δὲ τοῦτον πῶς οὐκ οἴδατε δοκιμάζειν;

  1. ὑποκριταί,hupokritai“Hypocrites!”
    Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from ὑποκριτής · “hypocrite” · Strong's G5273
  2. τὸto“The”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. πρόσωπονprosōpon“appearance”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “face” · Strong's G4383
  4. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. γῆςgēs“earth”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093G
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. οὐρανοῦouranou“sky”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  9. οἴδατεoidate“you know [how]”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  10. δοκιμάζειν,dokimazein“to discern,”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from δοκιμάζω · “to test” · Strong's G1381
  11. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. καιρὸνkairon“time”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from καιρός · “time/right time” · Strong's G2540
  13. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  14. τοῦτονtouton“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  15. πῶςpōs“how”
    Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
  16. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  17. οἴδατεoidate“do you know”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  18. δοκιμάζειν;dokimazein“to discern?”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from δοκιμάζω · “to test” · Strong's G1381
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)