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Luke 23:29

Look, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore, and breasts that never nursed!’
Luke 23:29
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ὅτι ἰδοὺ ἔρχονται ἡμέραι ἐν αἷς ἐροῦσιν· μακάριαι αἱ στεῖραι καὶ αἱ κοιλίαι αἳ οὐκ ἐγέννησαν καὶ μαστοὶ οἳ οὐκ ἔθρεψαν.

  1. ὅτιhoti“For”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  2. ἰδοὺidou“behold”
    Interjection · from ἰδού · “look!” · Strong's G2400
  3. ἔρχονταιerchontai“are coming”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  4. ἡμέραιhēmerai“days”
    Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  5. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  6. αἷςhais“which”
    Relative pronoun, dative, plural, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  7. ἐροῦσιν·erousin“they will say;”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G4483
  8. μακάριαιmakariai“Blessed [are]”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, feminine · from μακάριος · “blessed” · Strong's G3107
  9. αἱhai“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. στεῖραιsteirai“barren”
    Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from στεῖρα · “infertility” · Strong's G4723
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. αἱhai“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. κοιλίαιkoiliai“wombs”
    Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from κοιλία · “belly/womb/stomach” · Strong's G2836
  14. αἳhai“that”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  15. οὐκouk“never”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  16. ἐγέννησανegennēsan“did bear”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from γεννάω · “to beget” · Strong's G1080
  17. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  18. μαστοὶmastoi“breasts”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from μαστός, μαζός · “breast” · Strong's G3149
  19. οἳhoi“that”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  20. οὐκouk“never”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  21. ἔθρεψαν.ethrepsan“they feed.”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from τρέφω · “to feed” · Strong's G5142
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)