Luke 7:6

So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
Luke 7:6
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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)

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἐπορεύετο σὺν αὐτοῖς. ἤδη δὲ αὐτοῦ οὐ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκίας ἔπεμψεν φίλους ὁ ἑκατοντάρχης λέγων αὐτῷ· κύριε, μὴ σκύλλου· οὐ γὰρ ἱκανός εἰμι ἵνα ὑπὸ τὴν στέγην μου εἰσέλθῃς,

  1. ὉHo“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  4. ἐπορεύετοeporeueto“was going”
    Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from πορεύω · “to travel” · Strong's G4198
  5. σὺνsun“with”
    Preposition · from σύν · “with” · Strong's G4862
  6. αὐτοῖς.autois“them.”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. ἤδηēdē“Already”
    Adverb · “already” · Strong's G2235
  8. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  9. αὐτοῦautou“when he”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  10. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  11. μακρὰνmakran“far”
    Adverb · from μακρός · “long/distant” · Strong's G3112
  12. ἀπέχοντοςapechontos“being distant”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἀπέχω · “to have in full” · Strong's G0568
  13. ἀπὸapo“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  14. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. οἰκίαςoikias“house”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from οἰκία · “home” · Strong's G3614G
  16. ἔπεμψενepempsen“sent”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πέμπω · “to send” · Strong's G3992
  17. φίλουςphilous“friends”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from φίλος · “friendly/friend” · Strong's G5384
  18. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēs“centurion”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἑκατόνταρχος · “centurion” · Strong's G1543
  20. λέγωνlegōn“saying”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  21. αὐτῷ·autō“to Him;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  22. κύριε,kurie“Lord,”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  23. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  24. σκύλλου·skullou“do be troubled;”
    Verb, present, passive, imperative, 2nd person singular · from σκύλλω · “to trouble” · Strong's G4660
  25. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  26. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  27. ἱκανόςhikanos“worthy”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “sufficient” · Strong's G2425
  28. εἰμιeimi“I am”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  29. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  30. ὑπὸhupo“under”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259H
  31. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  32. στέγηνstegēn“roof”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from στέγη · “roof” · Strong's G4721
  33. μουmou“of mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  34. εἰσέλθῃς,eiselthēs“You may come,”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person singular · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)