When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”Luke 5:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Ἰδὼν δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσεν τοῖς γόνασιν Ἰησοῦ λέγων· ἔξελθε ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, κύριε.
- ἸδὼνIdōn“Having seen”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ΣίμωνSimōn“Simon”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Simon” · Strong's G4613O
- ΠέτροςPetros“Peter”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Peter” · Strong's G4074G
- προσέπεσενprosepesen“fell at”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from προσπίπτω · “to fall/beat” · Strong's G4363
- τοῖςtois“the”Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γόνασινgonasin“knees”Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from γόνυ · “a knee” · Strong's G1119
- ἸησοῦIēsou“of Jesus”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- λέγων·legōn“saying;”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ἔξελθεexelthe“do depart”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
- ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- ἐμοῦ,emou“me,”Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- ὅτιhoti“for”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- ἀνὴρanēr“a man”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
- ἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos“sinful”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
- εἰμι,eimi“am I,”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- κύριε.kurie“Lord.”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)