God & Savior

Luke 5:39

And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”
Luke 5:39
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ οὐδεὶς πιὼν παλαιὸν θέλει νέον, λέγει γάρ· ὁ παλαιὸς χρηστός ἐστιν.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. οὐδεὶςoudeis“no [one]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὐδείς · “none” · Strong's G3762
  3. πιὼνpiōn“having drunk”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from πίνω · “to drink” · Strong's G4095
  4. παλαιὸνpalaion“old [wine]”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from παλαιός · “old” · Strong's G3820
  5. θέλειthelei“desires”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  6. νέον,neon“new,”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from νέος · “new” · Strong's G3501
  7. λέγειlegei“he says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  8. γάρ·gar“for;”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  9. ὁho“The”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. παλαιὸςpalaios“old”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from παλαιός · “old” · Strong's G3820
  11. χρηστόςchrēstos“good”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “good/kind” · Strong's G5543
  12. ἐστιν.estin“is.”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)