Luke 18:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ ἀκούσας ταῦτα, περίλυπος ἐγένετο: ἦν γὰρ πλούσιος σφόδρα.

Transliteration

The de one akousas these, perilypos egeneto: ēn for plousios sphodra.

Grammar Details

• *de*: conjunction, adversative/transitional - but/and
• *akousas*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having heard
• *perilypos*: nominative masculine singular - very sorrowful
• *egeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - became
• *ēn*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was
• *plousios*: nominative masculine singular - rich
• *sphodra*: adverb - exceedingly/greatly

Word Meanings

• *akousas*: having heard/when he heard
• *perilypos*: very sorrowful/deeply grieved
• *egeneto*: became/came to be
• *plousios*: rich/wealthy
• *sphodra*: exceedingly/greatly/very

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
• Matt 19:22 : 22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
• Mark 10:22 : 22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
• Luke 8:14 : 14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
• Luke 12:15 : 15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
• Luke 19:8 : 8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
• Luke 21:34 : 34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
• Eph 5:5 : 5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
• Phil 3:8 : 8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
• Col 3:5 : 5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
• 1 John 2:15 : 15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
• Judg 18:23-24 : 23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company? 24 And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee?
• Job 31:24-25 : 24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;