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Andκαὶtoπρὸςthemαὐτοὺςhe said,εἶπεν“WhoseΤίνοςsonυἱὸςorἢoxβοῦςamong youὑμῶνwill fallπεσεῖταιintoεἰςa well,φρέαρandκαὶhe will notοὐκat onceεὐθέωςpullἀνασπάσειhimαὐτὸνoutἀνασπάσειonἐνthe dayἡμέρᾳof the Sabbath?”τοῦ σαββάτου
Luke 14:5
Study it in the app“And to them he said, “Whose son or ox among you will fall into a well, and he will not at once pull him out on the day of the Sabbath?””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 14:5, word by word
- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- sonυἱὸςhuios
son
A son.
Where else “huios” appears- oxβοῦςbous
ox
Ox.
Where else “bous” appears- will fallπεσεῖταιpeseitai
fall
To go from above down to the ground.
Where else “peseitai” appears- a wellφρέαρphrear
well
Well.
Where else “phrear” appears- at onceεὐθέωςeutheōs
immediately
Immediately, at once.
Where else “eutheōs” appears- pullἀνασπάσειanaspasei
pull out
Pull out, draw up.
Where else “anaspasei” appears- the dayἡμέρᾳhēmerai
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerai” appears- of the Sabbathσαββάτουsabbatou
Sabbath
The seventh day, a rest for God.
Where else “sabbatou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “his donkey or his ox.”
The context
4But they kept silent. And taking hold of him, he healed him and sent him away.
5 · This verse (above)
6And they could not reply to these things.
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)