Luke 5:8

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
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Original language (Greek)

Ἰδὼν δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος προσέπεσεν τοῖς γόνασιν Ἰησοῦ λέγων· ἔξελθε ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλός εἰμι, κύριε.

  1. ἸδὼνIdōn“Having seen”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ΣίμωνSimōn“Simon”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Simon” · Strong's G4613O
  4. ΠέτροςPetros“Peter”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Peter” · Strong's G4074G
  5. προσέπεσενprosepesen“fell at”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from προσπίπτω · “to fall/beat” · Strong's G4363
  6. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. γόνασινgonasin“knees”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from γόνυ · “a knee” · Strong's G1119
  8. ἸησοῦIēsou“of Jesus”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  9. λέγων·legōn“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  10. ἔξελθεexelthe“do depart”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
  11. ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  12. ἐμοῦ,emou“me,”
    Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  13. ὅτιhoti“for”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  14. ἀνὴρanēr“a man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
  15. ἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos“sinful”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “sinful” · Strong's G0268
  16. εἰμι,eimi“am I,”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  17. 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)