Luke 16:29

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Abraha sayd vnto him: they have Moses and the Prophetes let them heare them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγει αὐτῷ Ἀβραάμ, Ἔχουσιν Μωσέα καὶ τοὺς προφήτας· ἀκουσάτωσαν αὐτῶν.

Transliteration

Legei to him Abraam, They echousin Mōsea and the prophētas; akousatōsan of them.

Grammar Details

• *Legei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - says
• *echousin*: present active indicative, 3rd plural - they have
• *Mōsea*: accusative singular masculine - Moses
• *prophētas*: accusative plural masculine - prophets
• *akousatōsan*: aorist active imperative, 3rd plural - let them hear/listen to

Word Meanings

• *Legei*: says/tells
• *echousin*: they have
• *Mōsea*: Moses
• *prophētas*: prophets
• *akousatōsan*: let them hear/let them listen to/let them heed

Referenced Verses

• Acts 15:21 : 21 For Moses of olde tyme hath in every cite that preache him and he is rede in the synagoges every saboth daye.
• Luke 16:16 : 16 The lawe and the Prophetes raygned vntyll the tyme of Iohn: and sence that tyme the kyngdom of God is preached and every man stryveth to goo in.
• Luke 24:27 : 27 And he began at Moses and at all the prophetes and interpreted vnto them in all scriptures which were wrytten of him.
• John 5:39-47 : 39 Searche the scriptures for in them ye thinke ye have eternall lyfe: and they are they which testify of me. 40 And yet will ye not come to me that ye might have lyfe. 41 I receave not prayse of men. 42 But I knowe you that ye have not the love of God in you 43 I am come in my fathers name and ye receave me not. Yf another shall come in his awne name him will ye receave. 44 How can ye beleve which receave honoure one of another and seke not the honoure that commeth of God only? 45 Doo not thinke that I wyll accuse you to my father. Ther is one that accuseth you eve Moses in whom ye trust. 46 For had ye beleved Moses ye wold have beleved me: for he wrote of me. 47 But now ye beleve not his writinge: how shall ye beleve my wordes.
• Luke 4:17 : 17 And ther was delyvered vnto him ye boke of ye Prophete Esaias. And when he had opened the boke he founde the place where it was written.
• Acts 17:11-12 : 11 These were the noblest of byrthe amonge the of Thessalonia which receaved the worde wt all diligence of mynde and searched ye scriptures dayly whether those thinges were even so. 12 And many of the beleved: also of worshipfull weme which were Grekes and of men not a feawe.
• 2 Tim 3:15-17 : 15 and for as moche also as thou hast knowe holy scripture of a chylde which is able to make the wyse vnto saluacion thorowe the fayth which ys in Christ Iesu. 16 For all scripture geve by inspiracion of god is proffitable to teache to improve to amende and to instruct in rightewesnes 17 yt ye man of god maye be perfect and prepared vnto all good workes.
• 2 Pet 1:19-21 : 19 We have also a right sure worde of prophesye wher vnto yf ye take hede as vnto a lyght yt shyneth in a darke place ye do wel vntill the daye dawne and the daye starre aryse in youre hertes. 20 So that ye fyrst knowe this. that no prophesye in the scripture hath eny private interpretacio. 21 For the scripture came never by the will of man: but holy men of god spake as they were moved by the holy goost.