Luke 21:30

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅταν προβάλωσιν ἤδη, βλέποντες ἀφʼ ἑαυτῶν γινώσκετε ὅτι ἤδη ἐγγὺς τὸ θέρος ἐστίν.

Transliteration

When they probalōsin already, blepontes from heautōn you ginōskete hoti already engys the theros estin.

Grammar Details

*probalōsin*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - put forth
*blepontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - seeing
*heautōn*: reflexive pronoun, genitive masculine plural - yourselves
*ginōskete*: present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you know
*hoti*: conjunction - that
*engys*: adverb - near
*theros*: nominative neuter singular - summer
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is

Word Meanings

*probalōsin*: put forth/sprout/bud
*blepontes*: seeing/observing/watching
*heautōn*: yourselves/by yourselves
*ginōskete*: know/understand/recognize
*hoti*: that/because
*engys*: near/close/at hand
*theros*: summer/harvest
*estin*: is/exists

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Luke 12:57 : 57 And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

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