Luke 12:59

I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”
Luke 12:59
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Original language (Greek)

λέγω σοι· οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃς ἐκεῖθεν ἕως καὶ τὸ ἔσχατον λεπτὸν ἀποδῷς.

  1. λέγωlegō“I say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  2. σοι·soi“to you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  3. οὐou“certainly”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  4. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  5. ἐξέλθῃςexelthēs“shall you come out”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person singular · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
  6. ἐκεῖθενekeithen“from there”
    Adverb · “from there” · Strong's G1564
  7. ἕωςhe'ōs“until”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
  8. καὶkai“even”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἔσχατονeschaton“last”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἔσχατος · “last/least” · Strong's G2078
  11. λεπτὸνlepton“lepton”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from λεπτός · “coin” · Strong's G3016
  12. ἀποδῷς.apodōs“you may have paid.”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person singular · from ἀποδίδωμι · “to pay” · Strong's G0591
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)