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Andκαὶwhenὡςhe cameἦλθενtoἐπὶthe place,τὸν τόπονJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςlooked upἀναβλέψαςand saidεἶπενtoπρὸςhim,αὐτόν“Zacchaeus,Ζακχαῖεhurryσπεύσαςand come down,κατάβηθιforγὰρtodayσήμερονI mustδεῖ μεstayμεῖναιatἐνyourσουhouse.”τῷ οἴκῳ
Luke 19:5
Study it in the app“And 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.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 19:5, word by word
- he cameἦλθενēlthen
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthen” appears- the placeτόπονtopon
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topon” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
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 “Iēsous” appears- looked upἀναβλέψαςanablepsas
look up
To raise your eyes, look up.
Where else “anablepsas” appears- and saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “ZacchaeusΖακχαῖεZakchaie
Zacchaeus
Zacchaeus, chief tax collector of Jericho.
Where else “Zakchaie” appears- hurryσπεύσαςspeusas
hurry
Hurry, hasten; also eagerly desire, hasten something on.
Where else “speusas” appears- and come downκατάβηθιkatabēthi
go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
Where else “katabēthi” appears- todayσήμερονsēmeron
today
Today.
Where else “sēmeron” appears- I mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- stayμεῖναιmeinai
stay
Not to move from a place, to go on staying there.
Where else “meinai” appears- houseοἴκῳoikōi
house
The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.
Where else “oikōi” appears
The context
4And running ahead he climbed up into a sycamore-fig tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way.
5 · This verse (above)
6And he hurried and came down and welcomed him rejoicing.
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?