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Andκαὶcoming up,προσελθὼνhe touchedἥψατοthe bier,τῆς σοροῦandδὲthose who were carrying itοἱ βαστάζοντεςstood still.ἔστησανAndκαὶhe said,εἶπεν“Young man,ΝεανίσκεI sayλέγωto you,σοὶget up.”ἐγέρθητι
Luke 7:14
Study it in the app“And coming up, he touched the bier, and those who were carrying it stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, get up.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 7:14, word by word
- coming upπροσελθὼνproselthōn
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “proselthōn” appears- he touchedἥψατοhēpsato
touch
To lay a hand on someone or something, sometimes to heal or in faith.
Where else “hēpsato” appears- the bierσοροῦsorou
bier
Bier, the open stretcher on which a dead body was carried.
Where else “sorou” appears- those who were carrying itβαστάζοντεςbastazontes
carry
To hold something in hand or on one's back.
Where else “bastazontes” appears- stood stillἔστησανestēsan
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “estēsan” appears- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “Young manΝεανίσκεNeaniske
young man
Young man, youth.
Where else “Neaniske” appears- get upἐγέρθητιegerthēti
get up
To help someone stand, or to stand up.
Where else “egerthēti” appears
The context
13And when the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her and said to her, “Do not weep.”
14 · This verse (above)
15And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and he gave him to his mother.
To study Luke 7 in a group
1. What it says
What does the centurion say when asking for his servant to be healed, and what does Jesus say about his faith? (vv. 6-9)
2. What it means
Jesus answers Simon the Pharisee with the story of two debtors. What does he want to show him about the woman and about himself? (vv. 40-47)
3. How I live it
The centurion and the woman both came to Jesus humbly. How can you come to him sincerely today?