God & Savior

Luke 15:1

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.
Luke 15:1
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Original language (Greek)

Ἦσαν δὲ αὐτῷ ἐγγίζοντες πάντες οἱ τελῶναι καὶ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀκούειν αὐτοῦ.

  1. ἮσανĒsan“Were”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. αὐτῷautō“to Him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. ἐγγίζοντεςengizontes“drawing near”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐγγίζω · “to come near” · Strong's G1448
  5. πάντεςpantes“all”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  6. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. τελῶναιtelōnai“tax collectors”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from τελώνης · “tax collector” · Strong's G5057
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἁμαρτωλοὶhamartōloi“sinners”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἁμαρτωλός · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
  11. ἀκούεινakouein“to hear”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  12. αὐτοῦ.autou“Him.”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)