Luke 3:11

John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”
Luke 3:11
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Original language (Greek)

ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ὁ ἔχων δύο χιτῶνας μεταδότω τῷ μὴ ἔχοντι καὶ ὁ ἔχων βρώματα ὁμοίως ποιείτω.

  1. ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis“Answering”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἔλεγενelegen“he was saying”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  4. αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. ὁho“The [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἔχωνechōn“having”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  7. δύοduo“two”
    Adjective, number · “two” · Strong's G1417
  8. χιτῶναςchitōnas“tunics”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from χιτών · “tunic” · Strong's G5509
  9. μεταδότωmetadotō“he should impart”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from μεταδίδωμι · “to share” · Strong's G3330
  10. τῷtō“to the [one]”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. μὴmē“none”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  12. ἔχοντιechonti“having”
    Verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. ὁho“the [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. ἔχωνechōn“having”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  16. βρώματαbrōmata“food”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from βρῶμα · “food” · Strong's G1033
  17. ὁμοίωςhomoiōs“likewise”
    Adverb · “similarly” · Strong's G3668
  18. ποιείτω.poieitō“he should do.”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)