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Andκαὶwhenὅτανyou seethe south windνότονblowing,πνέονταyou say,λέγετε‘There will beἔσταιscorching heat,’Καύσωνandκαὶit happens.γίνεται
Luke 12:55
Study it in the app“And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and it happens.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:55, word by word
- whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- the south windνότονnoton
south wind
South wind.
Where else “noton” appears- blowingπνέονταpneonta
blow
Blow.
Where else “pneonta” appears- you sayλέγετεlegete
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legete” appears- ‘There will beἔσταιestai
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estai” appears- scorching heat,’ΚαύσωνKausōn
scorching heat
Scorching heat; also the hot desert wind.
Where else “Kausōn” appears- it happensγίνεταιginetai
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “ginetai” appears
The context
54And he was also saying to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, at once you say, ‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and so it happens.
55 · This verse (above)
56Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to interpret this time?
To study Luke 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does the rich man plan to do with his harvest, and what does God say to him? (vv. 16-21)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “Do not worry about your life,” pointing to the ravens and the lilies. What reason does he give for not being anxious? (vv. 22-31)
3. How I live it
Jesus says where our treasure is, our heart will be too (v. 34). What takes most of your time and attention today?