Luke 22:19

American Standard Version (1901)

And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Καὶ λαβὼν ἄρτον, εὐχαριστήσας, ἔκλασεν, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς, λέγων, Τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ σῶμά μου τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν διδόμενον: τοῦτο ποιεῖτε εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν.

Transliteration

¶ And labōn arton, having eucharistēsas, he eklasen, and edōken to them, legōn, This estin the sōma of me, the [one] for you didomenon: this poieite into the emēn anamnēsin.

Grammar Details

• *labōn*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having taken
• *arton*: accusative masculine singular - bread
• *eucharistēsas*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having given thanks
• *eklasen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he broke
• *edōken*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he gave
• *autois*: dative masculine plural - to them
• *legōn*: present active participle, nominative masculine singular - saying
• *Touto*: demonstrative pronoun, nominative neuter singular - this
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - is
• *sōma*: nominative neuter singular - body
• *mou*: genitive singular - of me
• *hyper*: preposition with genitive - for/on behalf of
• *hymōn*: genitive plural - of you
• *didomenon*: present passive participle, nominative neuter singular - being given
• *poieite*: present active imperative, 2nd plural - do/make
• *eis*: preposition with accusative - into/for
• *emēn*: accusative feminine singular - my
• *anamnēsin*: accusative feminine singular - remembrance

Word Meanings

• *labōn*: having taken/received
• *arton*: bread/loaf
• *eucharistēsas*: having given thanks/expressed gratitude
• *eklasen*: broke/broke into pieces
• *edōken*: gave/handed over
• *legōn*: saying/speaking
• *sōma*: body/physical form
• *didomenon*: being given/offered/delivered
• *poieite*: do/make/practice/perform
• *anamnēsin*: remembrance/memorial/recollection

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 11:23-29 : 23 For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread; 24 and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, This is my body, which is for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me. 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord's death till he come. 27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself, if he discern not the body.
• Luke 22:20 : 20 And the cup in like manner after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, [even] that which is poured out for you.
• 1 Cor 10:16 : 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a communion of the body of Christ?
• John 6:51 : 51 I am the living bread which came down out of heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.
• Matt 26:26-28 : 26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and he gave to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many unto remission of sins.
• Mark 14:22-24 : 22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and when he had blessed, he brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take ye: this is my body. 23 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave to them: and they all drank of it. 24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.
• Luke 22:17 : 17 And he received a cup, and when he had given thanks, he said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
• Gal 1:4 : 4 who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father:
• 1 Thess 5:18 : 18 in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.
• Titus 2:14 : 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.
• 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.
• Eph 5:2 : 2 and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
• 1 Cor 10:4 : 4 and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ.
• Luke 24:30 : 30 And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread and blessed; and breaking [it] he gave to them.
• John 6:23 : 23 (howbeit there came boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks):
• Gen 41:26-27 : 26 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. 27 And the seven lean and ill-favored kine that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind; they shall be seven years of famine.
• Ps 78:4-6 : 4 We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done. 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children; 6 That the generation to come might know [them], even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tell [them] to their children,
• Ps 111:4 : 4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: Jehovah is gracious and merciful.
• Song 1:4 : 4 Draw me; we will run after thee: The king hath brought me into his chambers; We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee. [
• Ezek 37:11 : 11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean cut off.
• Dan 2:38 : 38 and wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee to rule over them all: thou art the head of gold.
• Dan 4:22-24 : 22 it is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong; for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth. 23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field, and let it be wet with the dew of heaven: and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him; 24 this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king:
• Zech 5:7-8 : 7 (and, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead); and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah. 8 And he said, This is Wickedness: and he cast her down into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
• Matt 14:19 : 19 And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.