God & Savior

Luke 9:60

But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
Luke 9:60
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Original language (Greek)

Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ἄφες τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς. σὺ δὲ ἀπελθὼν διάγγελλε τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.

  1. ΕἶπενEipen“He said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. αὐτῷautō“to him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. ἄφεςaphes“do leave”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἀφίημι · “to release” · Strong's G0863G
  5. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. νεκροὺςnekrous“dead”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from νεκρός · “dead” · Strong's G3498
  7. θάψαιthapsai“to bury”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from θάπτω · “to bury” · Strong's G2290
  8. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ἑαυτῶνhe'autōn“their own”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  10. νεκρούς.nekrous“dead.”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from νεκρός · “dead” · Strong's G3498
  11. σὺsu“you yourself”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  12. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  13. ἀπελθὼνapelthōn“having gone forth”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀπέρχομαι · “to go away” · Strong's G0565
  14. διάγγελλεdiangelle“do declare”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from διαγγέλλω · “to proclaim” · Strong's G1229
  15. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. βασιλείανbasileian“kingdom”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  17. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. θεοῦ.theou“of God.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)