Luke 21:8

American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he] ; and, The time is at hand: go ye not after them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Βλέπετε μὴ πλανηθῆτε: πολλοὶ γὰρ ἐλεύσονται ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου, λέγοντες, ὃτι Ἐγώ εἰμι· καί Ὁ καιρὸς ἤγγικεν: μὴ οὖν πορευθῆτε ὀπίσω αὐτῶν.

Transliteration

He de eipen, Blepete not planēthēte: polloi gar eleusontai in the onomati of me, legontes, hoti Egō eimi· kai The kairos ēngiken: not oun poreuthēte opisō of them.

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said
• *Blepete*: present active imperative, 2nd person plural - see/watch
• *planēthēte*: aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural - be led astray
• *polloi*: nominative masculine plural - many
• *gar*: postpositive particle - for
• *eleusontai*: future middle indicative, 3rd person plural - will come
• *onomati*: dative neuter singular - name
• *legontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying
• *hoti*: conjunction - that
• *Egō*: personal pronoun, nominative singular - I
• *eimi*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - am
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *kairos*: nominative masculine singular - time/season
• *ēngiken*: perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - has drawn near
• *oun*: inferential particle - therefore/then
• *poreuthēte*: aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural - go
• *opisō*: preposition - after/behind

Word Meanings

• *de*: and/but/now
• *eipen*: said/spoke
• *Blepete*: see/watch/beware
• *planēthēte*: be deceived/be led astray/be misled
• *polloi*: many/numerous
• *gar*: for/because/indeed
• *eleusontai*: will come/will arrive
• *onomati*: name/title/reputation
• *legontes*: saying/speaking
• *hoti*: that/because
• *eimi*: am/exist
• *kairos*: time/season/opportune moment
• *ēngiken*: has drawn near/is at hand/has come close
• *poreuthēte*: go/proceed/follow
• *opisō*: after/behind/following

Referenced Verses

• Eph 5:6 : 6 Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.
• 2 Thess 2:3 : 3 let no man beguile you in any wise: for [it will not be], except the falling away come first, and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition,
• 1 John 4:1 : 1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
• Jer 29:8 : 8 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Let not your prophets that are in the midst of you, and your diviners, deceive you; neither hearken ye to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
• Mark 13:5-6 : 5 And Jesus began to say unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray. 6 Many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he] ; and shall lead many astray.
• Mark 13:21-23 : 21 And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ; or, Lo, there; believe [it] not: 22 for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect. 23 But take ye heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.
• Luke 17:23 : 23 And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after [them] :
• Acts 5:36-37 : 36 For before these days rose up Theudas, giving himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nought. 37 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the enrolment, and drew away [some of the] people after him: he also perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.
• Acts 8:9-9 : 9 But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: 10 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.
• 2 Cor 11:13-15 : 13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, fashioning themselves into apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light. 15 It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also fashion themselves as ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works.
• Matt 24:4-5 : 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man lead you astray. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and shall lead many astray.
• Matt 24:11 : 11 And many false prophets shall arise, and shall lead many astray.
• Matt 24:23-25 : 23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ, or, Here; believe [it] not. 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 Behold, I have told you beforehand.
• 2 John 1:7 : 7 For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, [even] they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.
• 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 [ even he], whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie:
• 2 Tim 3:13 : 13 But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
• Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.