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Luke 3:14

Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
Luke 3:14
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Original language (Greek)

ἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ στρατευόμενοι λέγοντες· τί ποιήσωμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς; καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· μηδένα διασείσητε μηδὲ συκοφαντήσητε καὶ ἀρκεῖσθε τοῖς ὀψωνίοις ὑμῶν.

  1. ἐπηρώτωνepērōtōn“Were asking”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐπερωτάω · “to question” · Strong's G1905
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. αὐτὸνauton“him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. στρατευόμενοιstrateuomenoi“those being soldiers”
    Verb, present, middle, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from στρατεύω · “to battle” · Strong's G4754
  6. λέγοντες·legontes“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  7. τίti“What”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  8. ποιήσωμενpoiēsōmen“may do”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  9. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. ἡμεῖς;hēmeis“we ourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  11. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. εἶπενeipen“he said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  13. αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. μηδέναmēdena“No one”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from μηδείς · “nothing” · Strong's G3367
  15. διασείσητεdiaseisēte“may extort”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from διασείω · “to extort” · Strong's G1286
  16. μηδὲmēde“nor”
    Conjunction, nominative · from μηδέ · “nor” · Strong's G3366
  17. συκοφαντήσητεsukophantēsēte“may accuse falsely”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from συκοφαντέω · “to extort” · Strong's G4811
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. ἀρκεῖσθεarkeisthe“do be content”
    Verb, present, passive, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἀρκέω · “be sufficient” · Strong's G0714
  20. τοῖςtois“with the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. ὀψωνίοιςopsōniois“wages”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ὀψώνιον · “compensation” · Strong's G3800
  22. ὑμῶν.humōn“of you.”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)