Luke 5:31

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν οἱ ὑγιαίνοντες ἰατροῦ· ἀλλʼ οἱ κακῶς ἔχοντες.

Transliteration

And apokritheis ho Iēsous eipen pros autous, Not chreian echousin hoi hygiainontes iatrou: but hoi kakōs echontes.

Grammar Details

*apokritheis*: aorist participle, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered
*ho Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
*eipen*: aorist, 3rd singular, active - said
*pros*: preposition + accusative - to
*autous*: accusative, masculine, plural - them
*chreian*: accusative, feminine, singular - need
*echousin*: present, 3rd plural, active - have
*hoi hygiainontes*: nominative, masculine, plural, present participle, active - the healthy ones
*iatrou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of a physician
*hoi kakōs echontes*: nominative, masculine, plural, present participle, active - the ones having badly/being sick

Word Meanings

*apokritheis*: having answered/replied/responded
*chreian*: need/necessity
*hygiainontes*: healthy ones/well ones/those who are whole
*iatrou*: physician/doctor/healer
*kakōs echontes*: having badly/being sick/ill ones

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Mark 2:17 : 17 And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but {G1519} {G3341} sinners.
Matt 9:12-13 : 12 But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick. 13 But go ye and learn what [this] meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
Jer 8:22 : 22 Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?

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