Luke 11:29

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

When the people were gadered thicke to geder: he began to saye. This is an evyll nacion: they seke a signe and ther shall no signe be geven them but the signe of Ionas the Prophet.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Τῶν δὲ ὄχλων ἐπαθροιζομένων, ἤρξατο λέγειν, Ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη πονηρά ἐστιν: σημεῖον ἐπιζητεῖ· καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ, εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ τοῦ προφήτου.

Transliteration

And the ochlōn epathroizomenōn, he ērxato legein, The genea hautē ponēra is: sēmeion epizētei; and sēmeion not dothēsetai to it, except the sēmeion of Iōna the prophētou.

Grammar Details

• *ochlōn*: noun, genitive masculine plural - crowds/multitudes
• *epathroizomenōn*: present passive participle, genitive masculine plural - being gathered together/crowding around
• *ērxato*: aorist indicative middle, 3rd person singular - began
• *legein*: present active infinitive - to say/speak
• *genea*: noun, nominative feminine singular - generation
• *hautē*: demonstrative pronoun, nominative feminine singular - this
• *ponēra*: adjective, nominative feminine singular - evil/wicked
• *sēmeion*: noun, accusative neuter singular - sign/wonder
• *epizētei*: present indicative active, 3rd person singular - seeks eagerly/demands
• *dothēsetai*: future indicative passive, 3rd person singular - will be given
• *Iōna*: proper noun, genitive masculine singular - Jonah
• *prophētou*: noun, genitive masculine singular - prophet

Word Meanings

• *ochlōn*: crowds/multitudes/throngs
• *epathroizomenōn*: gathering together/crowding around/pressing together
• *genea*: generation/race/age
• *ponēra*: evil/wicked/corrupt
• *sēmeion*: sign/wonder/miracle
• *epizētei*: seeks eagerly/demands/requires
• *prophētou*: prophet/one who speaks for god

Referenced Verses

• Luke 11:16 : 16 And other tempted him sekinge of him a signe fro heave.
• Matt 12:38-42 : 38 Then answered certeyne of the scribes and of the Pharises sayinge: Master we wolde fayne se a sygne of ye. 39 He answered and sayde to the: The evyll and advoutrous generacio seketh a signe but ther shall no signe be geve to the saue the signe of the Prophete Ionas. 40 For as Ionas was thre dayes and thre nyghtes in the whales belly: soo shall ye sonne of man be thre dayes and thre nyghtes in ye hert of ye erth. 41 The men of Ninivie shall rise at the daye of iugdement with this nacion and condemne them: for they amended at ye preachinge of Ionas. And beholde a greater then Ionas is here. 42 The quene of ye south shall ryse at ye daye of iudgement with this generacion and shall condemne the: for she came fro the vtmost parties of the worlde to heare the wysdome of Salomon. And beholde a greater then Salomo is here.
• Mark 8:11-12 : 11 And the pharises cam forth and begane to dispute with him sekinge of him a signe fro heven and temptinge him. 12 And he sygthed in his sprete and sayde: why doth this generacion seke a signe? Verely I saye vnto you ther shall no signe be geven vnto this generacion.
• Luke 12:1 : 1 As ther gadered together an innumerable multitude of people (in so moche that they trood one another) he began to saye vnto his disciples: Fyrst of all beware of the leve of the Pharises which is ypocrisy.
• Luke 14:25-26 : 25 Ther went agreate copany with him and he turned and sayde vnto them: 26 If a man come to me and hate not his father and mother and wyfe and chyldren and brethren and sisters more over and his awne lyfe he cannot be my disciple.
• John 2:18 : 18 Then answered the Iewes and sayde vnto him: what token shewest thou vnto vs seynge that thou dost these thinges?
• John 6:30 : 30 They sayde vnto him: what signe shewest thou then that we maye se and beleve the? What doest thou worke?
• John 8:44 : 44 Ye are of youre father the devyll and the lustes of youre father ye will folowe. He was a murtherer from the beginnynge and aboode not in the trueth because ther is no trueth in him. When he speaketh a lye then speaketh he of his awne. For he is a lyar and the father therof.
• Acts 7:51-52 : 51 Ye stiffenecked and of vncircumcised hertes and eares: ye have all wayes resisted the holy goost: as youre fathers dyd so do ye. 52 Which of the prophetes have not youre fathers persecuted? And they have slayne them which shewed before of the commynge of that iust whom ye have now betrayed and mordred.
• 1 Cor 1:22 : 22 For ye Iewes requyre a signe and the Grekes seke after wysdome.
• Mark 8:38 : 38 Whosoever therfore shall be asshamed of me and of my wordes amonge this advoutrous and sinfull generacion: of him shall the sonne of man be ashamed when he cometh in the glory of his father wt the holy angels.
• Luke 9:41 : 41 Iesus answered and sayde: O generacion with oute fayth and croked: how longe shall I be with you? and shall suffre you? Bringe thy sonne hidder.
• Matt 16:1-4 : 1 Then came the pharises and saduces and did tempte him desyringe him to shewe them some signe from heve. 2 He answered and sayde vnto the. At even ye saye we shall have fayre wedder and yt because ye skye is reed: 3 and in the morninge ye saye to daye shalbe foule wedder and that because the skye is cloudy and reed. O ye ypocrites ye can discerne ye fassion of the skye: and can ye not discerne ye signes of the tymes? 4 The frowarde nacion and advoutrous seketh a signe and there shall non other signe be geven vnto them but the signe of the prophet Ionas. So lefte he them and departed.
• Matt 23:34-36 : 34 Wherfore beholde I sende vnto you prophetes wyse men and scribes and of the ye shall kyll and crucifie: and of the ye shall scourge in youre synagoges and persecute from cyte to cyte 35 that vpon you maye come all the righteous bloude that was sheed vpon the erth fro the bloud of righteous Abell vnto ye bloud of zacharias the sonne of Barachias who ye slewe betwene the teple and ye altre. 36 Verely I say vnto you all these thinges shall light vpon this generacion.
• Luke 11:50 : 50 that the bloude of all Prophetes which was sheed fro the beginninge of the worlde maye be requyred of this generacion
• Matt 3:7 : 7 When he sawe many of ye Pharises and of ye Saduces come to hys baptim he sayde vnto the: O generacio of vipers who hath taught you to fle fro the vengeauce to come?