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Andδὲthere followedἨκολούθειhimαὐτῷa greatπολὺmultitudeπλῆθοςof the peopleτοῦ λαοῦandκαὶof womenγυναικῶνwhoαἳwere mourningἐκόπτοντοandκαὶlamentingἐθρήνουνhim.αὐτόν
Luke 23:27
Study it in the app“And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting him.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 23:27, word by word
- there followedἨκολούθειĒkolouthei
follow
To walk behind someone, going with them wherever they go.
Where else “Ēkolouthei” appears- a greatπολὺpoly
great
Of great size or strength, like a crowd or a lament.
Where else “poly” appears- multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos
crowd
Many persons gathered.
Where else “plēthos” appears- of the peopleλαοῦlaou
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laou” appears- of womenγυναικῶνgynaikōn
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynaikōn” appears- were mourningἐκόπτοντοekoptonto
mourn
To strike one's chest as a sign of grief, as was done in mourning.
Where else “ekoptonto” appears- lamentingἐθρήνουνethrēnoun
lament, mourn
Sing laments, mourn the dead.
Where else “ethrēnoun” appears
The context
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.
27 · This verse (above)
28But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children,
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?