Luke 12:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid {G80} my brother divide the inheritance with me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Εἶπεν δέ τις αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου, Διδάσκαλε, εἰπὲ τῷ ἀδελφῷ, μου μερίσασθαι μετʼ ἐμοῦ τὴν κληρονομίαν.

Transliteration

Eipen de tis to him from the ochlou, Didaskale, eipe to the adelphō of me merisasthai met' me the klēronomian.

Grammar Details

*Eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
*tis*: indefinite pronoun, nominative singular masculine - someone
*ochlou*: genitive singular masculine - crowd
*Didaskale*: vocative singular masculine - Teacher
*eipe*: aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - tell/say
*adelphō*: dative singular masculine - brother
*merisasthai*: aorist middle infinitive - to divide/share
*met'*: preposition + genitive - with
*klēronomian*: accusative singular feminine - inheritance

Word Meanings

*ochlou*: crowd/multitude
*Didaskale*: Teacher/Master/Rabbi
*adelphō*: brother/fellow believer
*merisasthai*: divide/share/distribute
*klēronomian*: inheritance/property

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Tim 6:5 : 5 wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.
Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.
Luke 6:45 : 45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil [man] out of the evil [treasure] {G846} {G2588} bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Acts 8:18-19 : 18 Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, 19 saying, Give me also this power, that {G302} on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.
Ps 17:14 : 14 From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

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