Luke 12:18

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εἶπεν, Τοῦτο ποιήσω: καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας, καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω· καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα τὰ γενήματά μου καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου.

Transliteration

And eipen, This poiēsō: kathelō of me the apothēkas, and meizonas oikodomēsō; and synaxō ekei panta the genēmata of me and the agatha of me.

Grammar Details

*eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he said
*poiēsō*: future active indicative, 1st singular - I will do
*kathelō*: future active indicative, 1st singular - I will tear down
*apothēkas*: accusative plural feminine - barns/storehouses
*meizonas*: accusative plural feminine comparative - larger/greater
*oikodomēsō*: future active indicative, 1st singular - I will build
*synaxō*: future active indicative, 1st singular - I will gather
*ekei*: adverb - there
*panta*: accusative plural neuter - all
*genēmata*: accusative plural neuter - produce/crops
*agatha*: accusative plural neuter - goods/good things

Word Meanings

*kathelō*: tear down/demolish/pull down
*apothēkas*: barns/storehouses/granaries
*meizonas*: larger/greater/bigger
*oikodomēsō*: build/construct
*synaxō*: gather/store/collect
*genēmata*: produce/harvest/crops
*agatha*: goods/possessions/wealth

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 17:14 : 14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Luke 12:21 : 21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Luke 18:4 : 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
Luke 18:6 : 6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
Jas 3:15 : 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
Jas 4:15 : 15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will , we shall live, and do this, or that.

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