Luke 23:28

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
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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.

  1. στραφεὶςstrapheis“Having turned”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from στρέφω · “to turn” · Strong's G4762
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  4. αὐτὰςautas“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  7. εἶπεν·eipen“said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  8. θυγατέρεςthugateres“Daughters”
    Noun, vocative, plural, feminine · from θυγάτηρ · “daughter” · Strong's G2364
  9. Ἰερουσαλήμ,Ierousalēm“of Jerusalem,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Ἱερουσαλήμ · “Jerusalem” · Strong's G2419
  10. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  11. κλαίετεklaiete“do weep”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from κλαίω · “to weep” · Strong's G2799
  12. ἐπ᾽ep᾽“for”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  13. ἐμέ,eme“Me myself,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  14. πλὴνplēn“but”
    Conjunction · from πλήν · “but/however” · Strong's G4133
  15. ἐφ᾽eph᾽“for”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  16. ἑαυτὰςhe'autas“yourselves”
    Reflexive pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  17. κλαίετεklaiete“do weep”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from κλαίω · “to weep” · Strong's G2799
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. ἐπὶepi“for”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  20. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. τέκναtekna“children”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
  22. ὑμῶν.humōn“of you.”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
Places named in this verse
  • 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)