Luke 22:31

American Standard Version (1901)

Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Κύριος, Σίμων, Σίμων, ἰδού, ὁ Σατανᾶς ἐξῃτήσατο ὑμᾶς, τοῦ σινιάσαι ὡς τὸν σῖτον:

Transliteration

Eipen de ho Kyrios, Simon, Simon, idou, ho Satanas exētēsato you, tou siniasai as the siton:

Grammar Details

• *Eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - said
• *de*: postpositive particle, adversative/continuative - but/and
• *ho Kyrios*: nominative, masculine, singular - the Lord
• *idou*: imperative, middle, 2nd person singular - behold/look/see
• *ho Satanas*: nominative, masculine, singular - Satan/the adversary
• *exētēsato*: aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - demanded/asked for
• *hymas*: accusative, plural, second person pronoun - you
• *tou siniasai*: articular infinitive, aorist, active - to sift
• *siton*: accusative, masculine, singular - wheat/grain

Word Meanings

• *exētēsato*: demanded/asked for/obtained by asking
• *siniasai*: to sift/to winnow/to shake violently
• *siton*: wheat/grain

Referenced Verses

• 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour,
• Job 1:6-9 : 6 Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them. 7 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 8 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil. 9 Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 10 Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 11 But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face. 12 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.
• Amos 9:9 : 9 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, like as [grain] is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least kernel fall upon the earth.
• Zech 3:1 : 1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.
• Job 2:1-6 : 1 Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah. 2 And Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 3 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. 4 And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 5 But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face. 6 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
• Rev 12:10 : 10 And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night.
• Luke 10:41 : 41 But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:
• Acts 9:4 : 4 and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?