Luke 3:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse [any one] wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ στρατευόμενοι, λέγοντες, Καὶ ἡμεῖς τί ποιήσομεν; Καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Μηδένα διασείσητε, μηδὲ συκοφαντήσητε· καὶ ἀρκεῖσθε τοῖς ὀψωνίοις ὑμῶν.

Transliteration

Eperōtōn de him also strateuomenoi, legontes, And we what shall-we-poiesomen? And eipen pros them, No-one diaseisete, neither sykophantesete; and arkeisthe with-the opsōniois of-you.

Grammar Details

• *Eperōtōn*: imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person, plural - were asking
• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
• *strateuomenoi*: present middle/passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - soldiers/those serving as soldiers
• *legontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying
• *poiesomen*: future, active, indicative, 1st person, plural - we will do
• *eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - said
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward
• *diaseisete*: aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person, plural - extort/shake violently
• *sykophantesete*: aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person, plural - falsely accuse/defraud
• *arkeisthe*: present, passive, imperative, 2nd person, plural - be content
• *opsōniois*: dative, neuter, plural - wages/pay

Word Meanings

• *Eperōtōn*: were asking/were questioning/were inquiring
• *strateuomenoi*: soldiers/those serving as soldiers/military men
• *legontes*: saying/speaking/declaring
• *poiesomen*: we will do/we shall do/we should do
• *eipen*: said/spoke/told
• *diaseisete*: extort/intimidate/shake down/harass
• *sykophantesete*: falsely accuse/blackmail/defraud
• *arkeisthe*: be content/be satisfied/be sufficient
• *opsōniois*: wages/pay/allowance

Referenced Verses

• Exod 23:1 : 1 Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
• Phil 4:11 : 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.
• 1 Tim 6:8-9 : 8 but having food and covering we shall be therewith content. 9 But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which {G3713} some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
• Heb 13:5-6 : 5 Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee. 6 So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; {G2532} I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?
• Lev 19:11 : 11 Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.
• Exod 20:16 : 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
• Matt 8:5 : 5 And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
• Luke 19:8 : 8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.
• Acts 10:7 : 7 And when the angel that spake unto him was departed, he called two of his household-servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
• Rom 13:9-9 : 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.
• Phil 2:15 : 15 that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,
• 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.
• Titus 2:3 : 3 that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;