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AndΚαὶasὡςthey ledἀπήγαγονhimαὐτόνaway,ἀπήγαγονthey seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιa certainτιναSimon,Σίμωνάa Cyrenian,Κυρηναῖονcomingἐρχόμενονfromἀπ’the country,ἀγροῦand putἐπέθηκανthe crossτὸν σταυρὸνon himαὐτῷto carry itφέρεινbehindὄπισθενJesus.τοῦ Ἰησοῦ
Luke 23:26
Study it in the app“And as they led him away, they seized a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the country, and put the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus.”
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Luke 23:26, word by word
- they ledἀπήγαγονapēgagon
lead away
To take someone away, like a prisoner.
Where else “apēgagon” appears- they seizedἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoi
seize
To grip someone, or arrest them.
Where else “epilabomenoi” appears- SimonΣίμωνάSimōna
Simon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōna” appears- a CyrenianΚυρηναῖονKyrēnaion
Cyrenian
From Cyrene, a city in North Africa.
Where else “Kyrēnaion” appears- comingἐρχόμενονerchomenon
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchomenon” appears- the countryἀγροῦagrou
countryside
Rural land, outside the city.
Where else “agrou” appears- and putἐπέθηκανepethēkan
put on
To load something on someone, like a burden.
Where else “epethēkan” appears- the crossσταυρὸνstauron
cross
The wooden beam on which the Romans nailed those condemned to death.
Where else “stauron” appears- to carry itφέρεινpherein
bring
To carry or bring something or someone.
Where else “pherein” appears- behindὄπισθενopisthen
behind
Behind, from behind.
Where else “opisthen” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
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 “Iēsou” appears
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Simon of Cyrene carries the cross
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Luke 23:26
26And as they led him away, they seized a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, coming from the country, and put the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus.
32As they were going out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross.
21And they compel a passerby, a certain Simon of Cyrene, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
The context
25and he released the one who had been thrown into prison for uprising and murder, whom they were asking for, but Jesus he handed over to their will.
26 · This verse (above)
27And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting him.
To study Luke 23 in a group
1. What it says
What does Pilate say about Jesus, what does the crowd demand, and whom do they release? (vv. 13-25)
2. What it means
On the cross Jesus says, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (v. 34). What does he say to one of the criminals? (vv. 39-43)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked forgiveness for those who treated him badly (v. 34). Who has hurt you, and what good could you wish for that person today?