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Luke 4:27

And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”
Luke 4:27
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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)

καὶ πολλοὶ λεπροὶ ἦσαν ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ Ἐλισαίου τοῦ προφήτου· καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτῶν ἐκαθαρίσθη εἰ μὴ Ναιμὰν ὁ Σύρος.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. πολλοὶpolloi“many”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  3. λεπροὶleproi“lepers”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from λεπρός · “leprous” · Strong's G3015
  4. ἦσανēsan“were”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  5. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  6. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἸσραὴλIsraēl“Israel”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Ἰσραήλ · “Israel” · Strong's G2474
  8. ἐπὶepi“in the time”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  9. ἘλισαίουElisaiou“of Elisha”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἐλισσαῖος · “Elisha” · Strong's G1666
  10. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. προφήτου·prophētou“prophet;”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from προφήτης · “prophet” · Strong's G4396
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. οὐδεὶςoudeis“none”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  14. αὐτῶνautōn“of them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  15. ἐκαθαρίσθηekatharisthē“was cleansed”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καθαρίζω · “to clean” · Strong's G2511
  16. εἰei“only”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487H
  17. μὴmē“except”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  18. ΝαιμὰνNaiman“Naaman”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Νεεμάν, Ναιμάν · “Naaman” · Strong's G3497
  19. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. Σύρος.Suros“Syrian.”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Σύρος · “Syrian” · Strong's G4948
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)