Mark 10:17

As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Mark 10:17
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Original language (Greek)

Καὶ ἐκπορευομένου αὐτοῦ εἰς ὁδὸν προσδραμὼν εἷς καὶ γονυπετήσας αὐτὸν ἐπηρώτα αὐτόν· διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ, τί ποιήσω ἵνα ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω;

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἐκπορευομένουekporeuomenou“when is going forth”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἐκπορεύω · “to depart” · Strong's G1607
  3. αὐτοῦautou“He”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. εἰςeis“on”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  5. ὁδὸνhodon“[the] journey”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁδός · “road” · Strong's G3598
  6. προσδραμὼνprosdramōn“having run up”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from προστρέχω · “to hasten” · Strong's G4370
  7. εἷςheis“one”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G1520
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. γονυπετήσαςgonupetēsas“he having knelt down to”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from γονυπετέω · “to kneel” · Strong's G1120
  10. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. ἐπηρώταepērōta“he was asking”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπερωτάω · “to question” · Strong's G1905
  12. αὐτόν·auton“Him;”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. διδάσκαλεdidaskale“Teacher”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from διδάσκαλος · “teacher” · Strong's G1320
  14. ἀγαθέ,agathe“good,”
    Adjective, vocative, singular, masculine · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
  15. τίti“what”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  16. ποιήσωpoiēsō“shall I do”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  17. ἵναina“that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  18. ζωὴνzōēn“life”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222
  19. αἰώνιονaiōnion“eternal”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from αἰώνιος · “eternal” · Strong's G0166
  20. κληρονομήσω;klēronomēsō“I may inherit?”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular · from κληρονομέω · “to inherit” · Strong's G2816
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)