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Andκαὶsheτῇδεhadἦνa sisterἀδελφὴcalledκαλουμένηMary,Μαριάμwhoἣalso,καὶsittingπαρακαθεσθεῖσαatπρὸςthe feetτοὺς πόδαςof Jesus,τοῦ Ἰησοῦwas listening toἤκουενhis word.τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ
Luke 10:39
Study it in the app“And she had a sister called Mary, who also, sitting at the feet of Jesus, was listening to his word.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 10:39, word by word
- sheτῇδεtēide
this
This; "such and such", "this here".
Where else “tēide” appears- hadἦνēn
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēn” appears- a sisterἀδελφὴadelphē
sister
A woman born of the same parents as another.
Where else “adelphē” appears- calledκαλουμένηkaloumenē
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaloumenē” appears- MaryΜαριάμMariam
Mary
Mary, the name of several women in the New Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and others.
Where else “Mariam” appears- sittingπαρακαθεσθεῖσαparakathestheisa
sit beside
Sit beside, sit down next to someone.
Where else “parakathestheisa” appears- the feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- of JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- was listening toἤκουενēkouen
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “ēkouen” appears- his wordλόγονlogon
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logon” appears
The context
38Now as they were traveling, he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed him.
39 · This verse (above)
40But Martha was distracted with much serving; and coming up, she said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me.”
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)