AndΚαὶit happenedἐγένετοafterwardἐν τῷ καθεξῆςthatheαὐτὸςwas travelingδιώδευενthroughκατὰtownπόλινandκαὶvillage,κώμηνproclaimingκηρύσσωνandκαὶbringing the good newsεὐαγγελιζόμενοςof the kingdomτὴν βασιλείανof God;τοῦ θεοῦandκαὶthe Twelveοἱ δώδεκαwerewithσὺνhim,αὐτῷ
Luke 8:1
Study it in the app“And it happened afterward that he was traveling through town and village, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God; and the Twelve were with him,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 8:1, word by word
- it happenedἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- afterwardκαθεξῆςkathexēs
afterward
A little later.
Where else “kathexēs” appears- was travelingδιώδευενdiōdeuen
go through
Go through, travel through.
Where else “diōdeuen” appears- townπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- villageκώμηνkōmēn
village
Village, small town.
Where else “kōmēn” appears- proclaimingκηρύσσωνkēryssōn
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kēryssōn” appears- bringing the good newsεὐαγγελιζόμενοςeuangelizomenos
proclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euangelizomenos” appears- of the kingdomβασιλείανbasileian
kingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileian” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- the Twelveδώδεκαdōdeka
the Twelve
"The Twelve": Jesus' twelve apostles.
Where else “dōdeka” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2and some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
To study Luke 8 in a group
1. What it says
In the parable of the sower, on what four kinds of ground does the seed fall, and what happens in each? (vv. 5-8)
2. What it means
Jesus explains that the seed is the word of God (v. 11). What makes some people receive it well and others not? (vv. 12-15)
3. How I live it
Jesus told the healed man, “Tell how much God has done for you.” What could you tell someone this week? (v. 39)