Luke 10:26

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{ "verseID": "Luke.10.26", "source": "Ὁ δὲ Εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν, Ἐν τῷ νόμῳ Τί γέγραπται; πῶς ἀναγινώσκεις;", "text": "He *de Eipen pros* him, In the *nomō* what *gegraptai*? how *anaginōskeis*?", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*nomō*": "dative, masculine, singular - law", "*gegraptai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - it has been written", "*anaginōskeis*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you read" }, "variants": { "*Eipen*": "said/spoke/told", "*pros*": "to/toward/with", "*nomō*": "law/Torah", "*gegraptai*": "it has been written/is written/stands written", "*anaginōskeis*": "you read/understand when reading" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ Εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν, Ἐν τῷ νόμῳ Τί γέγραπται; πῶς ἀναγινώσκεις;

Transliteration

He de Eipen pros him, In the nomō what gegraptai? how anaginōskeis?

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
• *Eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *nomō*: dative, masculine, singular - law
• *gegraptai*: perfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - it has been written
• *anaginōskeis*: present active indicative, 2nd singular - you read

Word Meanings

• *Eipen*: said/spoke/told
• *pros*: to/toward/with
• *nomō*: law/Torah
• *gegraptai*: it has been written/is written/stands written
• *anaginōskeis*: you read/understand when reading

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He asked him, 'What is written in the Law? How do you read it?'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  He said to him, What is written in the law? How do you read it?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said{G2036} unto{G4314} him,{G846} What{G5101} is written{G1125} in{G1722} the law?{G3551} how{G4459} readest thou?{G314}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  {G1161} He said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto{G4314} him{G846}, What{G5101} is written{G1125}{(G5769)} in{G1722} the law{G3551}? how{G4459} readest thou{G314}{(G5719)}?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  He sayd vnto him: What is written in the lawe? How redest thou?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He sayde vnto him: What is wrytten in the lawe? How readest thou?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he saide vnto him, What is written in the Lawe? Howe readest thou?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  What is written in the lawe, howe readest thou?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  He said unto him, ‹What is written in the law? how readest thou?›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he said unto him, `In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of it?

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said to him,“What is written in the law? How do you understand it?”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 8:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Isaiah.8.20", "source": "לְתוֹרָ֖ה וְלִתְעוּדָ֑ה אִם־לֹ֤א יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ כַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵֽין־ל֖וֹ שָֽׁחַר׃", "text": "To-*tôrāh* and-to-*təʿûdāh* if-not *yōʾmərû* according-to-*dābār ha-zeh ʾăšer ʾên*-to-him *šāḥar*", "grammar": { "*tôrāh*": "noun feminine singular - law/instruction", "*təʿûdāh*": "noun feminine singular - testimony/witness", "*yōʾmərû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they speak", "*dābār*": "noun masculine singular - word/thing/matter", "*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that/which", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*šāḥar*": "noun masculine singular - dawn/light" }, "variants": { "*tôrāh*": "law/instruction/teaching", "*təʿûdāh*": "testimony/witness/evidence", "*šāḥar*": "dawn/light/morning (metaphor for truth/hope)", "*ʾăšer ʾên-lô šāḥar*": "for whom there is no dawn/which has no light/that has no future" } }
• Rom 3:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Romans.3.19", "source": "Οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὅσα ὁ νόμος λέγει, τοῖς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ λαλεῖ: ἵνα πᾶν στόμα φραγῇ, καὶ ὑπόδικος γένηται πᾶς ὁ κόσμος τῷ Θεῷ.", "text": "*Oidamen de hoti hosa ho nomos legei*, *tois en tō nomō lalei*: *hina pan stoma phragē*, *kai hypodikos genētai pas ho kosmos tō Theō*.", "grammar": { "*Oidamen*": "verb, perfect active, 1st person plural - we know", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*hosa*": "correlative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - whatever things", "*ho nomos*": "article + noun, nominative, masculine, singular - the law", "*legei*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - says/speaks", "*tois en tō nomō*": "article + preposition + article + noun, dative, masculine, singular - to those in the law", "*lalei*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - speaks/says", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*pan stoma*": "adjective + noun, nominative, neuter, singular - every mouth", "*phragē*": "verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be stopped", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*hypodikos*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - accountable/liable", "*genētai*": "verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might become", "*pas ho kosmos*": "adjective + article + noun, nominative, masculine, singular - all the world", "*tō Theō*": "article + noun, dative, masculine, singular - to God" }, "variants": { "*Oidamen*": "we know/we understand/we are aware", "*nomos*": "law/Torah/legal system", "*lalei*": "speaks to/addresses/communicates with", "*phragē*": "might be stopped/might be silenced/might be shut", "*hypodikos*": "accountable/guilty/answerable/liable to judgment", "*kosmos*": "world/universe/humankind" } }
• Rom 4:14-16 : 14 { "verseID": "Romans.4.14", "source": "Εἰ γὰρ οἱ ἐκ νόμου κληρονόμοι, κεκένωται ἡ πίστις, καὶ κατήργηται ἡ ἐπαγγελία:", "text": "If *gar* the ones from *nomou* are *klēronomoi*, has been *kekenōtai* the *pistis*, and has been *katērgētai* the *epangelia*:", "grammar": { "*Ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*gar*": "explanatory conjunction - for", "*hoi ek nomou*": "nominative, masculine, plural with preposition - the ones from law", "*klēronomoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - heirs", "*kekenōtai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - has been emptied", "*hē pistis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the faith", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*katērgētai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - has been nullified", "*hē epangelia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the promise" }, "variants": { "*nomou*": "law/legal system", "*klēronomoi*": "heirs/inheritors", "*kekenōtai*": "has been emptied/made void/rendered meaningless", "*pistis*": "faith/trust/belief", "*katērgētai*": "has been nullified/abolished/rendered ineffective", "*epangelia*": "promise/pledge" } } 15 { "verseID": "Romans.4.15", "source": "Ὁ γὰρ νόμος ὀργὴν κατεργάζεται: οὗ γὰρ οὐκ ἔστιν νόμος, οὐδὲ παράβασις.", "text": "The *gar* *nomos* *orgēn* *katergazetai*: where *gar* not *estin* *nomos*, neither *parabasis*.", "grammar": { "*Ho*": "nominative, masculine, singular article - the", "*gar*": "explanatory conjunction - for", "*nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - law", "*orgēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - wrath", "*katergazetai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - produces/works out", "*hou*": "relative adverb - where", "*gar*": "explanatory conjunction - for", "*ouk estin*": "present active indicative with negative, 3rd person singular - is not", "*nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - law", "*oude*": "negative conjunction - neither/nor", "*parabasis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - transgression" }, "variants": { "*nomos*": "law/legal system", "*orgēn*": "wrath/anger/punishment", "*katergazetai*": "produces/works out/brings about", "*estin*": "is/exists", "*parabasis*": "transgression/violation/crossing over" } } 16 { "verseID": "Romans.4.16", "source": "Διὰ τοῦτο ἐκ πίστεως, ἵνα κατὰ χάριν· εἰς τὸ εἶναι βεβαίαν τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν παντὶ τῷ σπέρματι· οὐ τῷ ἐκ τοῦ νόμου μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ ἐκ πίστεως Ἀβραάμ· ὅς ἐστιν πατὴρ πάντων ἡμῶν,", "text": "Through *touto* from *pisteōs*, that according to *charin*; for the *einai* *bebaian* the *epangelian* to all the *spermati*; not to the from the *nomou* *monon*, but also to the from *pisteōs* *Abraam*; who *estin* *patēr* of all of us,", "grammar": { "*Dia touto*": "accusative with preposition - because of this", "*ek pisteōs*": "genitive with preposition - from faith", "*hina*": "purpose conjunction - so that/in order that", "*kata charin*": "accusative with preposition - according to grace", "*eis to einai*": "preposition with articular infinitive - for to be", "*bebaian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - certain/guaranteed", "*tēn epangelian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the promise", "*panti tō spermati*": "dative, neuter, singular - to all the seed", "*ou tō ek tou nomou*": "dative with negative - not to the from the law", "*monon*": "adverb - only", "*alla*": "strong adversative conjunction - but", "*kai*": "conjunction - also", "*tō ek pisteōs*": "dative with preposition - to the from faith", "*Abraam*": "genitive - Abraham", "*hos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, relative pronoun - who", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - father", "*pantōn hēmōn*": "genitive, plural - of all of us" }, "variants": { "*touto*": "this/this reason", "*pisteōs*": "faith/trust/belief", "*charin*": "grace/favor", "*einai*": "to be/exist", "*bebaian*": "certain/guaranteed/firm", "*epangelian*": "promise/pledge", "*spermati*": "seed/offspring/descendants", "*nomou*": "law/legal system", "*monon*": "only/merely", "*patēr*": "father/ancestor" } }
• Rom 10:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Romans.10.5", "source": "Μωϋσῆς γὰρ γράφει τὴν δικαιοσύνην τὴν ἐκ τοῦ νόμου, Ὅτι ὁ ποιήσας αὐτὰ ἄνθρωπος ζήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς.", "text": "*Mōusēs gar graphei tēn dikaiosynēn tēn ek tou nomou*, *Hoti ho poiēsas auta anthrōpos zēsetai en autois*.", "grammar": { "*Mōusēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Moses", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*graphei*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - writes/describes", "*tēn dikaiosynēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the righteousness", "*tēn ek tou nomou*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the (one) from the law", "*Hoti*": "conjunction introducing quote - that", "*ho poiēsas*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular - the one having done", "*auta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - these things", "*anthrōpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man/person", "*zēsetai*": "future indicative, middle, 3rd singular - will live", "*en autois*": "dative, neuter, plural - in/by them" }, "variants": { "*graphei*": "writes/describes/records", "*ek*": "from/out of/based on", "*poiēsas*": "having done/performed/accomplished", "*zēsetai*": "will live/shall live/will gain life" } }
• Gal 3:21-22 : 21 { "verseID": "Galatians.3.21", "source": "Ὁ οὖν νόμος κατὰ τῶν ἐπαγγελιῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ; μὴ γένοιτο: εἰ γὰρ ἐδόθη νόμος ὁ δυνάμενος ζωοποιῆσαι, ὄντως ἂν ἐκ νόμου ἦν ἡ δικαιοσύνη.", "text": "The therefore *nomos* against the *epangeliōn* of *Theou*? *Mē genoito*: for if was *edothē* *nomos* the *dynamenos* to *zōopoiēsai*, truly would out of *nomou* have been the *dikaiosynē*.", "grammar": { "*nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - law", "*epangeliōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - promises", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - God", "*Mē genoito*": "aorist, middle, optative, 3rd person, singular - may it not be/by no means", "*edothē*": "aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - was given", "*nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - law", "*dynamenos*": "present, middle/passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being able", "*zōopoiēsai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to make alive/give life", "*nomou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - law", "*dikaiosynē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - righteousness" }, "variants": { "*nomos*": "law/legal system/Torah", "*epangeliōn*": "promises/announcements", "*Mē genoito*": "may it not be/by no means/certainly not/God forbid", "*dynamenos*": "being able/having the power", "*zōopoiēsai*": "to make alive/give life/vivify", "*dikaiosynē*": "righteousness/justice/rightness" } } 22 { "verseID": "Galatians.3.22", "source": "Ἀλλὰ συνέκλεισεν ἡ γραφὴ τὰ πάντα ὑπὸ ἁμαρτίαν, ἵνα ἡ ἐπαγγελία ἐκ πίστεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ δοθῇ τοῖς πιστεύουσιν.", "text": "But *synekleisen* the *graphē* the all under *hamartian*, in order that the *epangelia* out of *pisteōs* of *Iēsou* *Christou* might *dothē* to the ones *pisteuousin*.", "grammar": { "*synekleisen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - confined/imprisoned/locked up together", "*graphē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - Scripture/writing", "*hamartian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sin", "*epangelia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - promise", "*pisteōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - faith/belief/trust", "*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*dothē*": "aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might be given", "*pisteuousin*": "present, active, participle, dative, masculine, plural - believing/trusting" }, "variants": { "*synekleisen*": "confined/imprisoned/locked up together/enclosed completely", "*graphē*": "Scripture/writing/passage", "*hamartian*": "sin/wrongdoing", "*epangelia*": "promise/announcement", "*pisteōs*": "faith/belief/trust/faithfulness", "*dothē*": "might be given/granted", "*pisteuousin*": "believing/trusting/having faith" } }
• Gal 3:12-13 : 12 { "verseID": "Galatians.3.12", "source": "Ὁ δὲ νόμος οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ πίστεως: ἀλλʼ, Ὁ ποιήσας αὐτὰ ἄνθρωπος ζήσεται ἐν αὐτοῖς.", "text": "But the *nomos* not *estin* out of *pisteōs*: but, 'The *poiēsas* them *anthrōpos* shall *zēsetai* in them.'", "grammar": { "*nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - law", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - is", "*pisteōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - faith/belief/trust", "*poiēsas*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having done/performed", "*anthrōpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man/person/human", "*zēsetai*": "future, middle, indicative, 3rd person, singular - will live" }, "variants": { "*nomos*": "law/legal system/Torah", "*pisteōs*": "faith/belief/trust/faithfulness", "*poiēsas*": "having done/performed/practiced/carried out", "*anthrōpos*": "man/person/human being", "*zēsetai*": "will live/will have life" } } 13 { "verseID": "Galatians.3.13", "source": "Χριστὸς ἡμᾶς ἐξηγόρασεν ἐκ τῆς κατάρας τοῦ νόμου, γενόμενος ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν κατάρα: γέγραπται γὰρ, Ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὁ κρεμάμενος ἐπὶ ξύλου:", "text": "*Christos* us *exēgorasen* out of the *kataras* of the *nomou*, *genomenos* for us *katara*: for it has been *gegraptai*, '*Epikataratos* everyone *kremamenos* upon *xylou*:'", "grammar": { "*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*exēgorasen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - redeemed/bought back", "*kataras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - curse", "*nomou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - law", "*genomenos*": "aorist, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having become", "*katara*": "nominative, feminine, singular - curse", "*gegraptai*": "perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - it has been written/it stands written", "*Epikataratos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - cursed", "*kremamenos*": "present, middle/passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being hanged", "*xylou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - tree/wood/timber" }, "variants": { "*Christos*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*exēgorasen*": "redeemed/bought back/ransomed/purchased", "*kataras*": "curse/imprecation/condemnation", "*nomou*": "law/legal system/Torah", "*genomenos*": "having become/being made", "*katara*": "curse/object of cursing", "*Epikataratos*": "cursed/under a curse", "*kremamenos*": "being hanged/suspended", "*xylou*": "tree/wood/timber/stake" } }