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andκαὶhe fellἔπεσενonἐπὶhis faceπρόσωπονatπαρὰhisαὐτοῦfeet,τοὺς πόδαςgiving thanksεὐχαριστῶνto him;αὐτῷandκαὶheαὐτὸςwasἦνa Samaritan.Σαμαρίτης
Luke 17:16
Study it in the app“and he fell on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him; and he was a Samaritan.”
Of ten lepers healed, only the Samaritan returns to give thanksJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
Luke 17:16, word by word
- he fellἔπεσενepesen
fall down
To fall down before someone to plead or worship.
Where else “epesen” appears- his faceπρόσωπονprosōpon
face
The front of the head, where the eyes and the expression are seen.
Where else “prosōpon” appears- feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- giving thanksεὐχαριστῶνeucharistōn
give thanks
Give thanks.
Where else “eucharistōn” appears- wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- a SamaritanΣαμαρίτηςSamaritēs
Samaritan
Samaritan: an inhabitant of Samaria, at odds with the Jews.
Where else “Samaritēs” appears
The context
15And one of them, seeing that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice;
16 · This verse (above)
17And Jesus answered and said, “Were not the ten cleansed? But the nine, where are they?
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?