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Andδὲoneεἷςofἐξthem,αὐτῶνseeingἰδὼνthatὅτιhe had been healed,ἰάθηturned back,ὑπέστρεψενglorifyingδοξάζωνGodτὸν θεόνwithμετὰa loudμεγάληςvoice;φωνῆς
Luke 17:15
Study it in the app“And one of them, seeing that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice;”
Of ten lepers healed, only the Samaritan returns to give thanksJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
Luke 17:15, word by word
- oneεἷςheis
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “heis” appears- seeingἰδὼνidōn
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idōn” appears- he had been healedἰάθηiathē
heal
Heal, cure.
Where else “iathē” appears- turned backὑπέστρεψενhypestrepsen
return, turn back
Return, turn back, go back to where one came from.
Where else “hypestrepsen” appears- glorifyingδοξάζωνdoxazōn
glorify
Glorify: honor, give glory.
Where else “doxazōn” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- a loudμεγάληςmegalēs
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megalēs” appears- voiceφωνῆςphōnēs
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēs” appears
The context
14And seeing them, he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And it happened that as they were going, they were cleansed.
15 · This verse (above)
16and he fell on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him; and he was a Samaritan.
To study Luke 17 in a group
1. What it says
Of the ten lepers who are cleansed, how many come back to give thanks, and what does Jesus say to him? (vv. 12-19)
2. What it means
Jesus points out that the one who returned was a Samaritan, a foreigner (vv. 16-18). What does that say about who recognizes what God has done?
3. How I live it
Jesus says to forgive a brother who changes his mind, even seven times a day (vv. 3-4). Whom do you need to forgive this week?