But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.Luke 23:28
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
στραφεὶς δὲ πρὸς αὐτὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· θυγατέρες Ἰερουσαλήμ, μὴ κλαίετε ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ, πλὴν ἐφ᾽ ἑαυτὰς κλαίετε καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν.
- στραφεὶςstrapheis“Having turned”Verb, 2nd aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from στρέφω · “to turn” · Strong's G4762
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- αὐτὰςautas“them”Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- εἶπεν·eipen“said;”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- θυγατέρεςthugateres“Daughters”Noun, vocative, plural, feminine · from θυγάτηρ · “daughter” · Strong's G2364
- Ἰερουσαλήμ,Ierousalēm“of Jerusalem,”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Ἱερουσαλήμ · “Jerusalem” · Strong's G2419
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- κλαίετεklaiete“do weep”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from κλαίω · “to weep” · Strong's G2799
- ἐπ᾽ep᾽“for”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- ἐμέ,eme“Me myself,”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- πλὴνplēn“but”Conjunction · from πλήν · “but/however” · Strong's G4133
- ἐφ᾽eph᾽“for”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- ἑαυτὰςhe'autas“yourselves”Reflexive pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
- κλαίετεklaiete“do weep”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from κλαίω · “to weep” · Strong's G2799
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐπὶepi“for”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τὰta“the”Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τέκναtekna“children”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
- ὑμῶν.humōn“of you.”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
Places named in this verse
- Jerusalemsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Jerusalem (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Jerusalem on OpenBible.info