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Andκαὶhe was tryingἐζήτειto seeἰδεῖνwhoτίςJesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνwas,ἐστινandκαὶhe could notοὐκ ἠδύνατοbecause ofἀπὸthe crowd,τοῦ ὄχλουforὅτιhe wasἦνsmallμικρὸςin stature.τῇ ἡλικίᾳ
Luke 19:3
Study it in the app“And he was trying to see who Jesus was, and he could not because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 19:3, word by word
- he was tryingἐζήτειezētei
try
To try for something; to be after someone's life is to plan to kill them.
Where else “ezētei” appears- to seeἰδεῖνidein
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idein” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears- wasἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- he could notἠδύνατοēdynato
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “ēdynato” appears- the crowdὄχλουochlou
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlou” appears- smallμικρὸςmikros
small
Of little size, little age or little importance before others.
Where else “mikros” appears- in statureἡλικίᾳhēlikiai
stature
How tall someone is.
Where else “hēlikiai” appears
The context
2And look, there was a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief tax collector, and he was rich.
3 · This verse (above)
4And running ahead he climbed up into a sycamore-fig tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way.
To study Luke 19 in a group
1. What it says
What does Zacchaeus do to see Jesus, what does Jesus say to him, and what does Zacchaeus promise afterward? (vv. 2-8)
2. What it means
The people grumble because Jesus is staying with a sinner. What does Jesus answer about why he came? (vv. 7-10)
3. How I live it
Zacchaeus welcomed Jesus with joy and changed how he used his money. What could you change in how you use what you have?