Luke 18:23

World English Bible (2000)

But when he heard these things, he became very sad, 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 They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don't do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
• Matt 19:22 : 22 But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.
• Mark 10:22 : 22 But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions.
• Luke 8:14 : 14 That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
• Luke 12:15 : 15 He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."
• Luke 19:8 : 8 Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor. If I have wrongfully exacted anything of anyone, I restore four times as much."
• Luke 21:34 : 34 "So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.
• Eph 5:5 : 5 Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.
• Phil 3:8 : 8 Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
• Col 3:5 : 5 Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
• 1 John 2:15 : 15 Don't love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love isn't in him.
• Judg 18:23-24 : 23 They cried to the children of Dan. They turned their faces, and said to Micah, "What ails you, that you come with such a company?" 24 He said, "You have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and have gone away, and what more do I have? How then do you say to me, 'What ails you?'"
• Job 31:24-25 : 24 "If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, 'You are my confidence;' 25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;