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forὅτιlook,ἰδοὺdaysἡμέραιare comingἔρχονταιinἐνwhichαἷςthey will say,ἐροῦσιν‘Happy areΜακάριαιthe barrenαἱ στεῖραιandκαὶthe wombsαἱ κοιλίαιthatαἳdid notοὐκbear,ἐγέννησανandκαὶthe breastsμαστοὶthatοἳdid notοὐκnurse!’ἔθρεψαν
Luke 23:29
Study it in the app“for look, days are coming in which they will say, ‘Happy are the barren and the wombs that did not bear, and the breasts that did not nurse!’”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 23:29, word by word
- daysἡμέραιhēmerai
lifetime
The time or the years of someone's life.
Where else “hēmerai” appears- are comingἔρχονταιerchontai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchontai” appears- they will sayἐροῦσινerousin
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “erousin” appears- ‘Happy areΜακάριαιMakariai
blessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
Where else “Makariai” appears- the barrenστεῖραιsteirai
barren
Barren: a woman unable to have children.
Where else “steirai” appears- the wombsκοιλίαιkoiliai
womb
The place where a mother carries her child before birth.
Where else “koiliai” appears- bearἐγέννησανegennēsan
be born
To give birth, or come into the world.
Where else “egennēsan” appears- the breastsμαστοὶmastoi
breast
Breast.
Where else “mastoi” appears- nurse!’ἔθρεψανethrepsan
feed
To provide food, keep alive; also rear or make plump.
Where else “ethrepsan” appears
The context
28But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children,
29 · This verse (above)
30Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’
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?