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Andδὲtheyοἱsaid,εἶπαν“Lord,Κύριεlook,ἰδοὺhere areὧδεtwoδύοswords.”μάχαιραιAndδὲheὁsaidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“It isἐστινenough.”Ἱκανόν
Luke 22:38
Study it in the app“And they said, “Lord, look, here are two swords.” And he said to them, “It is enough.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 22:38, word by word
- saidεἶπανeipan
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appears- “LordΚύριεKyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- twoδύοdyo
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appears- swordsμάχαιραιmachairai
sword
Sword.
Where else “machairai” appears- “It isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- enoughἹκανόνHikanon
worthy
Qualified or deserving: "I do not deserve".
Where else “Hikanon” appears
The context
37For I tell you that this that is written must be accomplished in me: ‘And he was counted with the lawless.’ For indeed what is written about me has its fulfillment.”
38 · This verse (above)
39And going out, he went, according to his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples also followed him.
To study Luke 22 in a group
1. What it says
At the Passover meal, what does Jesus do and say with the bread and with the cup? (vv. 14-20)
2. What it means
The disciples argue about who is greatest, and Jesus says he is among them “as one who serves.” What does he ask of them? (vv. 24-27)
3. How I live it
Peter said he was ready for anything, and then denied Jesus three times (vv. 33-34, 54-62). What can you learn from Peter?