Luke 8:11-16 : 11 {
"verseID": "Luke.8.11",
"source": "Ἔστιν δὲ αὕτη ἡ παραβολή: Ὁ σπόρος ἐστὶν ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ.",
"text": "Now *estin* this the *parabolē*: The *sporos estin* the *logos tou Theou*.",
"grammar": {
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is",
"*parabolē*": "nominative, feminine singular - parable",
"*sporos*": "nominative, masculine singular - seed",
"*logos*": "nominative, masculine singular - word",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine singular - of God"
},
"variants": {
"*parabolē*": "parable/illustration/comparison/analogy",
"*sporos*": "seed/grain",
"*logos*": "word/message/account/statement"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Luke.8.12",
"source": "Οἱ δὲ παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν εἰσὶν οἱ ἀκούοντες· εἶτα ἔρχεται ὁ διάβολος, καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον ἀπὸ τῆς καρδίας αὐτῶν, ἵνα μὴ πιστεύσαντες σωθῶσιν.",
"text": "And those *para tēn hodon eisin* those *akouontes*; then *erchetai* the *diabolos*, and *airei ton logon apo tēs kardias* of them, lest *pisteusantes* they might be *sōthōsin*.",
"grammar": {
"*para*": "preposition + accusative - beside/along",
"*hodon*": "accusative, feminine singular - way/road/path",
"*eisin*": "present, 3rd plural - are/they are",
"*akouontes*": "present participle, masculine nominative plural - hearing/listening",
"*erchetai*": "present, 3rd singular - comes",
"*diabolos*": "nominative, masculine singular - devil/accuser",
"*airei*": "present, 3rd singular - takes away/removes",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine singular - word",
"*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from",
"*kardias*": "genitive, feminine singular - heart",
"*pisteusantes*": "aorist participle, masculine nominative plural - having believed",
"*sōthōsin*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might be saved"
},
"variants": {
"*para*": "beside/along/by",
"*hodon*": "road/path/way",
"*akouontes*": "hearing/listening/those who hear",
"*diabolos*": "devil/slanderer/accuser",
"*airei*": "takes away/removes/lifts up",
"*logon*": "word/message/statement",
"*kardias*": "heart/mind/inner self",
"*pisteusantes*": "having believed/after believing",
"*sōthōsin*": "might be saved/could be saved/would be saved"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Luke.8.13",
"source": "Οἱ δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς πέτρας, οἳ, ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν, μετὰ χαρᾶς δέχονται τὸν λόγον· καὶ οὗτοι ῥίζαν οὐκ ἔχουσιν, οἳ πρὸς καιρὸν πιστεύουσιν, καὶ ἐν καιρῷ πειρασμοῦ ἀφίστανται.",
"text": "And those *epi tēs petras*, who, whenever they *akousōsin*, with *charas dechontai ton logon*; and these *rizan* not *echousin*, who *pros kairon pisteuousin*, and in *kairō peirasmou aphistantai*.",
"grammar": {
"*epi*": "preposition + genitive - on/upon",
"*petras*": "genitive, feminine singular - rock",
"*akousōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might hear",
"*charas*": "genitive, feminine singular - joy",
"*dechontai*": "present middle, 3rd plural - receive/accept",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine singular - word",
"*rizan*": "accusative, feminine singular - root",
"*echousin*": "present, 3rd plural - have/possess",
"*pros kairon*": "preposition + accusative - for a time/season",
"*pisteuousin*": "present, 3rd plural - believe",
"*kairō*": "dative, masculine singular - time/season",
"*peirasmou*": "genitive, masculine singular - of testing/temptation",
"*aphistantai*": "present middle, 3rd plural - fall away/depart"
},
"variants": {
"*epi*": "on/upon/atop",
"*petras*": "rock/rocky ground/bedrock",
"*akousōsin*": "they might hear/they should hear/when they hear",
"*charas*": "joy/gladness/delight",
"*dechontai*": "receive/accept/welcome",
"*rizan*": "root/foundation",
"*pros kairon*": "for a time/temporarily/for a season",
"*peirasmou*": "testing/trial/temptation",
"*aphistantai*": "fall away/withdraw/depart/abandon"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Luke.8.14",
"source": "Τὸ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας πεσόν οὗτοί εἰσιν, οἱ, ἀκούσαντες, καὶ ὑπὸ μεριμνῶν καὶ πλούτου καὶ ἡδονῶν τοῦ βίου, πορευόμενοι, συμπνίγονται, καὶ οὐ τελεσφοροῦσιν.",
"text": "And that *eis tas akanthas peson* these *eisin*, those, *akousantes*, and under *merimnōn* and *ploutou* and *hēdonōn tou biou*, *poreuomenoi*, *sympnigontai*, and not *telesphorousin*.",
"grammar": {
"*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into/to",
"*akanthas*": "accusative, feminine plural - thorns",
"*peson*": "aorist participle, neuter nominative singular - having fallen",
"*eisin*": "present, 3rd plural - are/they are",
"*akousantes*": "aorist participle, masculine nominative plural - having heard",
"*merimnōn*": "genitive, feminine plural - anxieties/cares/worries",
"*ploutou*": "genitive, masculine singular - wealth/riches",
"*hēdonōn*": "genitive, feminine plural - pleasures",
"*biou*": "genitive, masculine singular - life/livelihood",
"*poreuomenoi*": "present participle, masculine nominative plural - going/proceeding",
"*sympnigontai*": "present passive, 3rd plural - are choked",
"*telesphorousin*": "present, 3rd plural - bring to maturity/bear to completion"
},
"variants": {
"*eis*": "into/among/toward",
"*akanthas*": "thorns/thistles/brambles",
"*peson*": "having fallen/that which fell",
"*akousantes*": "having heard/after they hear",
"*merimnōn*": "worries/anxieties/cares",
"*ploutou*": "wealth/riches/abundance",
"*hēdonōn*": "pleasures/desires/enjoyments",
"*biou*": "life/existence/livelihood",
"*poreuomenoi*": "going/proceeding/traveling/living",
"*sympnigontai*": "are choked/are suffocated/are strangled",
"*telesphorousin*": "bring fruit to maturity/complete/perfect/bring to completion"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Luke.8.15",
"source": "Τὸ δὲ ἐν τῇ καλῇ γῇ οὗτοί εἰσιν, οἵτινες ἐν καρδίᾳ καλῇ καὶ ἀγαθῇ, ἀκούσαντες τὸν λόγον, κατέχουσιν, καὶ καρποφοροῦσιν ἐν ὑπομονῇ.",
"text": "But that *en tē kalē gē* these *eisin*, whoever *en kardia kalē kai agathē*, *akousantes ton logon*, *katechousin*, and *karpophorousin en hypomonē*.",
"grammar": {
"*en*": "preposition + dative - in/on",
"*kalē*": "dative, feminine singular - good/noble/beautiful",
"*gē*": "dative, feminine singular - earth/soil/ground",
"*eisin*": "present, 3rd plural - are/they are",
"*kardia*": "dative, feminine singular - heart",
"*agathē*": "dative, feminine singular - good/upright",
"*akousantes*": "aorist participle, masculine nominative plural - having heard",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine singular - word",
"*katechousin*": "present, 3rd plural - hold fast/retain",
"*karpophorousin*": "present, 3rd plural - bear fruit",
"*hypomonē*": "dative, feminine singular - patience/endurance/perseverance"
},
"variants": {
"*kalē*": "good/beautiful/fine/noble",
"*gē*": "soil/ground/earth/land",
"*kardia*": "heart/mind/inner being",
"*agathē*": "good/upright/honest/virtuous",
"*katechousin*": "hold fast/retain/keep/maintain",
"*karpophorousin*": "bear fruit/produce fruit/yield harvest",
"*hypomonē*": "patience/endurance/perseverance/steadfastness"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Luke.8.16",
"source": "Οὐδεὶς δὲ, λύχνον ἅψας, καλύπτει αὐτὸν σκεύει, ἢ ὑποκάτω κλίνης τίθησιν· ἀλλʼ ἐπὶ λυχνίας ἐπιτίθησιν, ἵνα οἱ εἰσπορευόμενοι βλέπωσιν τὸ φῶς.",
"text": "But *oudeis*, *lychnon hapsas*, *kalyptei* it with *skeuei*, or *hypokatō klinēs tithēsin*; but *epi lychnias epitithēsin*, that those *eisporeuomenoi blepōsin to phōs*.",
"grammar": {
"*oudeis*": "nominative, masculine singular - no one",
"*lychnon*": "accusative, masculine singular - lamp",
"*hapsas*": "aorist participle, masculine nominative singular - having lit",
"*kalyptei*": "present, 3rd singular - covers",
"*skeuei*": "dative, neuter singular - vessel/container",
"*hypokatō*": "preposition - underneath/under",
"*klinēs*": "genitive, feminine singular - of bed",
"*tithēsin*": "present, 3rd singular - puts/places",
"*epi*": "preposition + genitive - on/upon",
"*lychnias*": "genitive, feminine singular - of lampstand",
"*epitithēsin*": "present, 3rd singular - places upon/sets on",
"*eisporeuomenoi*": "present participle, masculine nominative plural - entering/going in",
"*blepōsin*": "present subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might see",
"*phōs*": "accusative, neuter singular - light"
},
"variants": {
"*oudeis*": "no one/nobody",
"*lychnon*": "lamp/light",
"*hapsas*": "having lit/after lighting",
"*kalyptei*": "covers/conceals/hides",
"*skeuei*": "vessel/container/jar",
"*hypokatō*": "underneath/under/beneath",
"*klinēs*": "bed/couch",
"*tithēsin*": "puts/places/sets",
"*lychnias*": "lampstand/lamp-holder",
"*epitithēsin*": "places on/puts on/sets upon",
"*eisporeuomenoi*": "entering/coming in/going in",
"*phōs*": "light/radiance/illumination"
}
}