John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”Luke 3:11
Original language and places
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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.
- ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis“Answering”Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ἔλεγενelegen“he was saying”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὁho“The [one]”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἔχωνechōn“having”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- δύοduo“two”Adjective, number · “two” · Strong's G1417
- χιτῶναςchitōnas“tunics”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from χιτών · “tunic” · Strong's G5509
- μεταδότωmetadotō“he should impart”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from μεταδίδωμι · “to share” · Strong's G3330
- τῷtō“to the [one]”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μὴmē“none”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- ἔχοντιechonti“having”Verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὁho“the [one]”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἔχωνechōn“having”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- βρώματαbrōmata“food”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from βρῶμα · “food” · Strong's G1033
- ὁμοίωςhomoiōs“likewise”Adverb · “similarly” · Strong's G3668
- 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)