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Luke 3:9

The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Luke 3:9
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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)

ἤδη δὲ καὶ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται· πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.

  1. ἤδηēdē“Already”
    Adverb · “already” · Strong's G2235
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἀξίνηaxinē“ax”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “axe” · Strong's G0513
  6. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  7. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ῥίζανrhizan“root”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ῥίζα · “root” · Strong's G4491
  9. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. δένδρωνdendrōn“trees”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from δένδρον · “tree” · Strong's G1186
  11. κεῖται·keitai“is applied;”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from κεῖμαι · “to lay/be appointed” · Strong's G2749
  12. πᾶνpan“every”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  13. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  14. δένδρονdendron“tree”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “tree” · Strong's G1186
  15. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  16. ποιοῦνpoioun“producing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  17. καρπὸνkarpon“fruit”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from καρπός · “fruit” · Strong's G2590
  18. καλὸνkalon“good”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from καλός · “good” · Strong's G2570G
  19. ἐκκόπτεταιekkoptetai“is cut down”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκκόπτω · “to cut off” · Strong's G1581
  20. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  22. πῦρpur“[the] fire”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “fire” · Strong's G4442
  23. βάλλεται.balletai“is thrown.”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)