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Andκαὶrunning aheadπροδραμὼν εἰς τὸ ἔμπροσθενhe climbed upἀνέβηintoἐπὶa sycamore-fig treeσυκομορέανtoἵναseeἴδῃhim,αὐτόνbecauseὅτιhe was goingἤμελλενto passδιέρχεσθαιthat way.ἐκείνης
Luke 19:4
Study it in the app“And running ahead he climbed up into a sycamore-fig tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 19:4, word by word
- running aheadπροδραμὼνprodramōn
run ahead
Run ahead, outrun.
Where else “prodramōn” appears- running aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthen
before, in front of
In front of, before.
Where else “emprosthen” appears- he climbed upἀνέβηanebē
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anebē” appears- a sycamore-fig treeσυκομορέανsykomorean
sycamore-fig
Sycamore-fig: a large fig tree with a thick trunk and low branches.
Where else “sykomorean” appears- seeἴδῃidēi
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idēi” appears- he was goingἤμελλενēmellen
be about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “ēmellen” appears- to passδιέρχεσθαιdierchesthai
pass through
To travel through a place or over to the far shore.
Where else “dierchesthai” appears
The context
3And he was trying to see who Jesus was, and he could not because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.
4 · This verse (above)
5And when he came to the place, Jesus looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.”
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?