Luke 14:34

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Καλὸν τὸ ἅλας: ἐὰν δὲ τὸ ἅλας μωρανθῇ, ἐν τίνι ἀρτυθήσεται;

Transliteration

Kalon the halas: if de the halas mōranthē, with what artythēsetai?

Grammar Details

*kalon*: adjective, nominative, neuter, singular - good/fine
*halas*: nominative, neuter, singular - salt
*ean*: conditional conjunction - if
*de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
*mōranthē*: aorist subjunctive, passive, 3rd singular - might become tasteless/insipid
*en*: preposition + dative - with/by
*tini*: interrogative pronoun, dative, neuter, singular - what
*artythēsetai*: future, 3rd singular, passive - will be seasoned

Word Meanings

*kalon*: good/fine/useful
*halas*: salt
*mōranthē*: might become tasteless/become insipid/lose its saltiness
*artythēsetai*: will be seasoned/will be made salty/will be restored

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 5:13 : 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Mark 9:49-50 : 49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. 50 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
Heb 2:4-8 : 4 God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? 5 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. 6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: 8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him.

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