Luke 12:55

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And when you feel the south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it happens.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὅταν νότον πνέοντα, λέγετε, ὅτι Καύσων ἔσται· καὶ γίνεται.

Transliteration

And when noton pneonta, you legete, that Kausōn estai; and it ginetai.

Grammar Details

• *noton*: accusative, masculine, singular - south wind
• *pneonta*: present active participle, accusative, masculine, singular - blowing
• *legete*: present active, 2nd plural - you say
• *Kausōn*: nominative, masculine, singular - scorching heat/hot wind
• *estai*: future middle, 3rd singular - will be
• *ginetai*: present middle, 3rd singular - happens/becomes

Word Meanings

• *noton*: south wind/southern breeze
• *pneonta*: blowing/breathing
• *Kausōn*: scorching heat/hot wind/heat wave
• *ginetai*: happens/becomes/comes to pass

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when you see the south wind blow, you say, There will be heat; and it comes to pass.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when [ye see] a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when ye se the south wynde blow ye saye: we shall have heet and it cometh to passe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and whan ye se the southwynde blowe, ye saye: It wil be hote, and it commeth so to passe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when ye see the South winde blowe, ye say, that it wilbe hoate: & it commeth to passe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And whe ye see the south wynd blow, ye say it wyll be hotte, and it commeth to passe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And when› [ye see] ‹the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When a south wind blows, you say, 'There will be a scorching heat,' and it happens.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and when -- a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when `ye see' a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when [ye see] a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, There will be heat; and so it is.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When a south wind blows, you say, 'There will be a scorching heat,' and it happens.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And when you see the south wind blowing, you say,‘There will be scorching heat,’ and there is.

Referenced Verses

• Job 37:17 : 17 You who feel your garments warm when the earth is quiet under the south wind.
• Matt 20:12 : 12 'These who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the work and the heat of the day.'