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Andκαὶlook,ἰδοὺthere wasἦνa certainτιςmanἄνθρωπόςwith dropsyὑδρωπικὸςin front ofἔμπροσθενhim.αὐτοῦ
Luke 14:2
Study it in the app“And look, there was a certain man with dropsy in front of him.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 14:2, word by word
- there wasἦνēn
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēn” appears- manἄνθρωπόςanthrōpos
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- with dropsyὑδρωπικὸςhydrōpikos
swollen with fluid
Swollen with fluid: suffering from dropsy.
Where else “hydrōpikos” appears- in front ofἔμπροσθενemprosthen
before, in front of
In front of, before.
Where else “emprosthen” appears
The context
1And it happened, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him closely.
2 · This verse (above)
3And Jesus answered and spoke to the experts in the law and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath or not?”
To study Luke 14 in a group
1. What it says
What excuses do the guests give for not coming to the great banquet, and whom does the master of the house invite afterward? (vv. 16-24)
2. What it means
Jesus says that whoever exalts himself will be humbled and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. How does he illustrate this at the table? (vv. 7-11)
3. How I live it
Jesus suggests inviting those who cannot repay you. Whom could you invite or help without expecting anything in return? (vv. 12-14)