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Andδὲlikewiseὁμοίωςa LeviteΛευίτηςalso,καὶcomingἐλθὼνtoκατὰthe placeτὸν τόπονandκαὶseeing him,ἰδὼνpassed by on the other side.ἀντιπαρῆλθεν
Luke 10:32
Study it in the app“And likewise a Levite also, coming to the place and seeing him, passed by on the other side.”
Jesus tells of the Samaritan to answer who my neighbor isLoveA Samaritan stops for the wounded man a priest and a Levite avoidedJustice and mercy
With the Greek beneath
Luke 10:32, word by word
- likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōs
likewise
In the same way, likewise.
Where else “homoiōs” appears- a LeviteΛευίτηςLeuitēs
Levite
Levite: a member of the tribe of Levi who served in the temple.
Where else “Leuitēs” appears- comingἐλθὼνelthōn
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthōn” appears- the placeτόπονtopon
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topon” appears- seeing himἰδὼνidōn
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idōn” appears- passed by on the other sideἀντιπαρῆλθενantiparēlthen
pass by opposite
Pass by on the other side.
Where else “antiparēlthen” appears
The context
31Now by chance a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 · This verse (above)
33But a certain Samaritan, traveling, came to him; and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
To study Luke 10 in a group
1. What it says
What question does the expert in the law ask Jesus, and how does Jesus answer with the story of the Samaritan? (vv. 25-37)
2. What it means
In the story, what do the priest, the Levite and the Samaritan each do on seeing the wounded man? How does Jesus change the question at the end? (vv. 31-36)
3. How I live it
Jesus says, “Go and do likewise.” Who near you needs a concrete help today that you can actually give? (v. 37)