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Andκαὶthe dead manὁ νεκρὸςsat upἀνεκάθισενandκαὶbeganἤρξατοto speak,λαλεῖνandκαὶhe gaveἔδωκενhimαὐτὸνto his mother.τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ
Luke 7:15
Study it in the app“And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and he gave him to his mother.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 7:15, word by word
- the dead manνεκρὸςnekros
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekros” appears- sat upἀνεκάθισενanekathisen
sit up
Sit up.
Where else “anekathisen” appears- beganἤρξατοērxato
begin
To start doing something.
Where else “ērxato” appears- to speakλαλεῖνlalein
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalein” appears- he gaveἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears- to his motherμητρὶmētri
mother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētri” appears
The context
14And 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.”
15 · This verse (above)
16And fear seized all, and they were glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has been raised up among us!” and, “God has visited his people!”
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?