Luke 21:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τότε ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, Ἐγερθήσεται Ἔθνος ἐπὶ ἔθνος, καὶ βασιλεία ἐπὶ βασιλείαν:

Transliteration

Then elegen to them, Egerthēsetai Ethnos against ethnos, kai basileia against basileian:

Grammar Details

• *elegen*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was saying
• *Egerthēsetai*: future passive indicative, 3rd person singular - will rise up
• *Ethnos*: nominative neuter singular - nation
• *ethnos*: accusative neuter singular - nation
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *basileia*: nominative feminine singular - kingdom
• *basileian*: accusative feminine singular - kingdom

Word Meanings

• *elegen*: was saying/was telling/was speaking
• *Egerthēsetai*: will rise up/will be raised up
• *Ethnos*: nation/people
• *ethnos*: nation/people
• *basileia*: kingdom/reign/rule
• *basileian*: kingdom/reign/rule

Referenced Verses

• Zech 14:13 : 13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from Jehovah shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor.
• Mark 13:8 : 8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there shall be earthquakes in divers places; there shall be famines: these things are the beginning of travail.
• Acts 2:19-20 : 19 And I will show wonders in the heaven above, And signs on the earth beneath; Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke: 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the day of the Lord come, That great and notable [day].
• 2 Chr 15:5-6 : 5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in; but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands. 6 And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did vex them with all adversity.
• Heb 12:27 : 27 And this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain.
• Rev 6:2-9 : 2 And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon {G846} had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer. 3 And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come. 4 And another [horse] came forth, a red horse: and to him that sat thereon it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. 5 And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come. And I saw, and behold, {G2532} {G2400} a black horse; and he that sat {G1909} thereon had a balance in his hand. 6 And I heard as it were a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, A measure of wheat for a shilling, and three measures of barley for a shilling; and the oil and the wine hurt thou not. 7 And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come. 8 And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth. 9 And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 10 and they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 11 And there was given them to each one a white robe; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little time, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, who should be killed even as they were, should have fulfilled [their course]. 12 And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and {G2400} there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood;
• Zech 14:2-3 : 2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3 Then shall Jehovah go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
• Isa 19:2 : 2 And I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, [and] kingdom against kingdom.
• Hag 2:21-22 : 21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth; 22 and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms; and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
• Acts 11:28 : 28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great famine over all the world: which came to pass in the days of {G2541} Claudius.