Luke 3:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ στρατευόμενοι, λέγοντες, Καὶ ἡμεῖς τί ποιήσομεν; Καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Μηδένα διασείσητε, μηδὲ συκοφαντήσητε· καὶ ἀρκεῖσθε τοῖς ὀψωνίοις ὑμῶν.

Transliteration

Eperōtōn de him also strateuomenoi, legontes, And we what shall-we-poiesomen? And eipen pros them, No-one diaseisete, neither sykophantesete; and arkeisthe with-the opsōniois of-you.

Grammar Details

• *Eperōtōn*: imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person, plural - were asking
• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
• *strateuomenoi*: present middle/passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - soldiers/those serving as soldiers
• *legontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying
• *poiesomen*: future, active, indicative, 1st person, plural - we will do
• *eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - said
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward
• *diaseisete*: aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person, plural - extort/shake violently
• *sykophantesete*: aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person, plural - falsely accuse/defraud
• *arkeisthe*: present, passive, imperative, 2nd person, plural - be content
• *opsōniois*: dative, neuter, plural - wages/pay

Word Meanings

• *Eperōtōn*: were asking/were questioning/were inquiring
• *strateuomenoi*: soldiers/those serving as soldiers/military men
• *legontes*: saying/speaking/declaring
• *poiesomen*: we will do/we shall do/we should do
• *eipen*: said/spoke/told
• *diaseisete*: extort/intimidate/shake down/harass
• *sykophantesete*: falsely accuse/blackmail/defraud
• *arkeisthe*: be content/be satisfied/be sufficient
• *opsōniois*: wages/pay/allowance

Referenced Verses

• Exod 23:1 : 1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
• Phil 4:11 : 11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
• 1 Tim 6:8-9 : 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
• Heb 13:5-6 : 5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
• Lev 19:11 : 11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
• Exod 20:16 : 16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
• Matt 8:5 : 5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
• 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.
• Acts 10:7 : 7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
• Rom 13:9-9 : 9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
• Phil 2:15 : 15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
• Rev 12:10 : 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
• Titus 2:3 : 3 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;