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NowδὲasἘν τῷtheyαὐτοὺςwere traveling,πορεύεσθαιheαὐτὸςenteredεἰσῆλθενintoεἰςa certainτινάvillage;κώμηνandδέa certainτιςwomanγυνὴnamedὀνόματιMarthaΜάρθαwelcomedὑπεδέξατοhim.αὐτὸν
Luke 10:38
Study it in the app“Now as they were traveling, he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed him.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 10:38, word by word
- were travelingπορεύεσθαιporeuesthai
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuesthai” appears- enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthen
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eisēlthen” appears- villageκώμηνkōmēn
village
Village, small town.
Where else “kōmēn” appears- womanγυνὴgynē
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynē” appears- namedὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- MarthaΜάρθαMartha
Martha
Martha: sister of Mary and Lazarus, in Bethany.
Where else “Martha” appears- welcomedὑπεδέξατοhypedexato
welcome as a guest
Welcome as a guest, receive under one's roof.
Where else “hypedexato” appears
The context
37And he said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” And Jesus said to him, “Go, and you do likewise.”
38 · This verse (above)
39And she had a sister called Mary, who also, sitting at the feet of Jesus, was listening to his word.
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)