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Luke 13:2-5

2To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this fate? 3No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish. 4Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem? 5No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
Luke 13:2-5
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Verse 2

Original language (Greek)

Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· δοκεῖτε ὅτι οἱ Γαλιλαῖοι οὗτοι ἁμαρτωλοὶ παρὰ πάντας τοὺς Γαλιλαίους ἐγένοντο ὅτι ταῦτα πεπόνθασιν;

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis“answering”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  3. εἶπενeipen“He said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  4. αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. δοκεῖτεdokeite“Think you”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from δοκέω · “to think” · Strong's G1380
  6. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  7. οἱhoi“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ΓαλιλαῖοιGalilaioi“Galileans”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Γαλιλαῖος · “Galilean” · Strong's G1057
  9. οὗτοιhoutoi“these”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  10. ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloi“sinners”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἁμαρτωλός · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
  11. παρὰpara“beyond”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  12. πάνταςpantas“all”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  13. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ΓαλιλαίουςGalilaious“Galileans”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from Γαλιλαῖος · “Galilean” · Strong's G1057
  15. ἐγένοντοegenonto“were”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  16. ὅτιhoti“because”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  17. ταῦταtauta“these things”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  18. πεπόνθασιν;peponthasin“they have suffered?”
    Verb, 2nd perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from πάσχω · “to suffer” · Strong's G3958
Places named in this verse

Verse 3

Original language (Greek)

οὐχί, λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐὰν μὴ μετανοῆτε, πάντες ὁμοίως ἀπολεῖσθε.

  1. οὐχί,ouchi“No,”
    Particle, negative · from οὐχί · “not” · Strong's G3780
  2. λέγωlegō“I say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  3. ὑμῖν,humin“to you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  4. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  5. ἐὰνean“only”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  6. μὴmē“unless”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  7. μετανοῆτε,metanoēte“you shall repent,”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from μετανοέω · “to repent” · Strong's G3340
  8. πάντεςpantes“all”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  9. ὁμοίωςhomoiōs“likewise”
    Adverb · “similarly” · Strong's G3668
  10. ἀπολεῖσθε.apoleisthe“you will perish.”
    Verb, future, middle, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622

Verse 4

Original language (Greek)

Ἢ ἐκεῖνοι οἱ δεκαοκτὼ ἐφ᾽ οὓς ἔπεσεν ὁ πύργος ἐν τῷ Σιλωὰμ καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν αὐτούς, δοκεῖτε ὅτι αὐτοὶ ὀφειλέται ἐγένοντο παρὰ πάντας τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Ἰερουσαλήμ;

  1. ἪĒ“Or”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  2. ἐκεῖνοιekeinoi“those”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
  3. οἱhoi“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. δεκαοκτὼdekaoktō“eighteen”
    Adjective, number + Adjective, number · from δέκα · “ten + ὀκτώ=eight” · Strong's G1176
  5. ἐφ᾽eph᾽“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  6. οὓςhous“whom”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  7. ἔπεσενepesen“fell”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πίπτω · “to collapse” · Strong's G4098
  8. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. πύργοςpurgos“tower”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “tower” · Strong's G4444
  10. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  11. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ΣιλωὰμSilōam“Siloam”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Σιλωάμ · “Siloam” · Strong's G4611
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. ἀπέκτεινενapekteinen“killed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκτείνω · “to kill” · Strong's G0615
  15. αὐτούς,autous“them,”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  16. δοκεῖτεdokeite“think you”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from δοκέω · “to think” · Strong's G1380
  17. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  18. αὐτοὶautoi“these”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  19. ὀφειλέταιopheiletai“debtors”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὀφειλέτης · “debtor” · Strong's G3781
  20. ἐγένοντοegenonto“were”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  21. παρὰpara“beyond”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  22. πάνταςpantas“all”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  23. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous“men”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  25. τοὺςtous“who”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  26. κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountas“are dwelling”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from κατοικέω · “to dwell” · Strong's G2730
  27. Ἰερουσαλήμ;Ierousalēm“in Jerusalem?”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Ἱερουσαλήμ · “Jerusalem” · Strong's G2419
Places named in this verse

Verse 5

Original language (Greek)

οὐχί, λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐὰν μὴ μετανοῆτε, πάντες ὡσαύτως ἀπολεῖσθε.

  1. οὐχί,ouchi“No,”
    Particle, negative · from οὐχί · “not” · Strong's G3780
  2. λέγωlegō“I say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  3. ὑμῖν,humin“to you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  4. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  5. ἐὰνean“only”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  6. μὴmē“unless”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  7. μετανοῆτε,metanoēte“you shall repent,”
    Verb, present, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from μετανοέω · “to repent” · Strong's G3340
  8. πάντεςpantes“all”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  9. ὡσαύτωςhōsautōs“likewise”
    Adverb · “likewise” · Strong's G5615
  10. ἀπολεῖσθε.apoleisthe“you will perish.”
    Verb, future, middle, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἀπολλύω · “to destroy” · Strong's G0622
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)