God & Savior

Luke 14:10

But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.
Luke 14:10
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Original language (Greek)

ἀλλ᾽ ὅταν κληθῇς, πορευθεὶς ἀνάπεσε εἰς τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον, ἵνα ὅταν ἔλθῃ ὁ κεκληκώς σε, ἐρεῖ σοι· φίλε, προσανάβηθι ἀνώτερον. τότε ἔσται σοι δόξα ἐνώπιον πάντων τῶν συνανακειμένων σοι.

  1. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“But”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  2. ὅτανhotan“when”
    Conjunction · “when(-ever)” · Strong's G3752
  3. κληθῇς,klēthēas“you may be invited,”
    Verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 2nd person singular · from καλέω · “to call” · Strong's G2564G
  4. πορευθεὶςporeutheis“having gone”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from πορεύω · “to travel” · Strong's G4198
  5. ἀνάπεσεanapese“do recline”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἀναπίπτω · “to recline” · Strong's G0377
  6. εἰςeis“in”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  7. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἔσχατονeschaton“last”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἔσχατος · “last/least” · Strong's G2078
  9. τόπον,topon“place,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from τόπος · “place” · Strong's G5117
  10. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  11. ὅτανhotan“when”
    Conjunction · “when(-ever)” · Strong's G3752
  12. ἔλθῃelthē“may come”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  13. ὁho“the [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. κεκληκώςkeklēkōs“having invited”
    Verb, perfect, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from καλέω · “to call” · Strong's G2564G
  15. σε,se“you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  16. ἐρεῖerei“he will say”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G4483
  17. σοι·soi“to you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  18. φίλε,phile“Friend,”
    Adjective, vocative, singular, masculine · from φίλος · “friendly/friend” · Strong's G5384
  19. προσανάβηθιprosanabēthi“do come up”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from προσαναβαίνω · “to go up” · Strong's G4320
  20. ἀνώτερον.anōteron“higher.”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative · from ἀνώτερος · “higher” · Strong's G0511
  21. τότεtote“Then”
    Adverb · “then” · Strong's G5119
  22. ἔσταιestai“will be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  23. σοιsoi“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  24. δόξαdoxa“glory”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “glory” · Strong's G1391
  25. ἐνώπιονenōpion“before”
    Preposition · “before” · Strong's G1799
  26. πάντωνpantōn“all”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  27. τῶνtōn“those”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  28. συνανακειμένωνsunanakeimenōn“reclining”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from συνανάκειμαι · “to dine with” · Strong's G4873
  29. σοι.soi“[with] you.”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)