Mark 13:17

How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!
Mark 13:17
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Original language (Greek)

οὐαὶ δὲ ταῖς ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσαις καὶ ταῖς θηλαζούσαις ἐν ἐκείναις ταῖς ἡμέραις.

  1. οὐαὶouai“Woe”
    Interjection · from οὐαί · “woe!” · Strong's G3759
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ταῖςtais“to those”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. γαστρὶgastri“womb [pregnancy]”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from γαστήρ · “belly” · Strong's G1064
  6. ἐχούσαιςechousais“having”
    Verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, feminine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. ταῖςtais“to the [ones]”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. θηλαζούσαιςthēlazousais“nursing infants”
    Verb, present, active, participle, dative, plural, feminine · from θηλάζω · “to suckle” · Strong's G2337
  10. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  11. ἐκείναιςekeinais“those”
    Demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
  12. ταῖςtais“<the>”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. ἡμέραις.hēmerais“days!”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)