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
Original language and places
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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;
- ΚαὶKai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐκπορευομένουekporeuomenou“when is going forth”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἐκπορεύω · “to depart” · Strong's G1607
- αὐτοῦautou“He”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- εἰςeis“on”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- ὁδὸνhodon“[the] journey”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁδός · “road” · Strong's G3598
- προσδραμὼνprosdramōn“having run up”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from προστρέχω · “to hasten” · Strong's G4370
- εἷςheis“one”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G1520
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- γονυπετήσαςgonupetēsas“he having knelt down to”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from γονυπετέω · “to kneel” · Strong's G1120
- αὐτὸνauton“Him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐπηρώταepērōta“he was asking”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπερωτάω · “to question” · Strong's G1905
- αὐτόν·auton“Him;”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- διδάσκαλεdidaskale“Teacher”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from διδάσκαλος · “teacher” · Strong's G1320
- ἀγαθέ,agathe“good,”Adjective, vocative, singular, masculine · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
- τίti“what”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ποιήσωpoiēsō“shall I do”Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
- ἵναina“that”Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
- ζωὴνzōēn“life”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ζωή · “life” · Strong's G2222
- αἰώνιονaiōnion“eternal”Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from αἰώνιος · “eternal” · Strong's G0166
- 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)