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Luke 24:5

As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
Luke 24:5
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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)

ἐμφόβων δὲ γενομένων αὐτῶν καὶ κλινουσῶν τὰ πρόσωπα εἰς τὴν γῆν εἶπαν πρὸς αὐτάς· τί ζητεῖτε τὸν ζῶντα μετὰ τῶν νεκρῶν;

  1. ἐμφόβωνemphobōn“Terrified”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, feminine · from ἔμφοβος · “afraid” · Strong's G1719
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. γενομένωνgenomenōn“were becoming”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, genitive, plural, feminine · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  4. αὐτῶνautōn“they”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  6. κλινουσῶνklinousōn“bowing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, feminine · from κλίνω · “to bow/lay down” · Strong's G2827
  7. τὰta“their”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. πρόσωπαprosōpa“faces”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from πρόσωπον · “face” · Strong's G4383
  9. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  10. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. γῆνgēn“ground”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093I
  12. εἶπανeipan“they said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  13. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  14. αὐτάς·autas“them;”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  15. τίti“Why”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  16. ζητεῖτεzēteite“seek you”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ζητέω · “to seek” · Strong's G2212
  17. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. ζῶνταzōnta“living”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
  19. μετὰmeta“among”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  20. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. νεκρῶν;nekrōn“dead?”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from νεκρός · “dead” · Strong's G3498
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)