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Andκαὶwhen they saw it,ἰδόντεςallπάντεςbegan grumbling,διεγόγγυζονsaying,λέγοντες“He has gone inεἰσῆλθενto be the guestκαταλῦσαιofΠαρὰa sinfulἁμαρτωλῷman.”ἀνδρὶ
Luke 19:7
Study it in the app“And when they saw it, all began grumbling, saying, “He has gone in to be the guest of a sinful man.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 19:7, word by word
- when they saw itἰδόντεςidontes
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idontes” appears- began grumblingδιεγόγγυζονdiegongyzon
grumble
Grumble, complain among themselves.
Where else “diegongyzon” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- “He has gone inεἰσῆλθενeisēlthen
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eisēlthen” appears- to be the guestκαταλῦσαιkatalysai
lodge
To stop for the night.
Where else “katalysai” appears- a sinfulἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōi
sinner
Sinner; in the Pharisees' mouth, someone who did not keep the law.
Where else “hamartōlōi” appears- manἀνδρὶandri
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andri” appears
The context
6And he hurried and came down and welcomed him rejoicing.
7 · This verse (above)
8But Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I give to the poor; and if I have extorted anything from anyone by false accusation, I pay back four times as much.”
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?