“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.Luke 3:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ὁ δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· μηδὲν πλέον παρὰ τὸ διατεταγμένον ὑμῖν πράσσετε.
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“And”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- εἶπενeipen“he said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- αὐτούς·autous“them;”Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- μηδὲνmēden“Nothing”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from μηδείς · “nothing” · Strong's G3367
- πλέονpleon“more”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter, comparative · from πλείων, πλεῖον · “greater” · Strong's G4119
- παρὰpara“beyond”Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
- τὸto“that”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- διατεταγμένονdiatetagmenon“appointed”Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from διατάσσω · “to direct” · Strong's G1299
- ὑμῖνhumin“to you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- πράσσετε.prassete“do collect.”Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from πράσσω · “to do/require” · Strong's G4238
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)