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andκαὶJoanna,Ἰωάνναthe wifeγυνὴof Chuza,ΧουζᾶHerod’sἩρῴδουsteward,ἐπιτρόπουandκαὶSusanna,Σουσάνναandκαὶmanyπολλαίothers,ἕτεραιwhoαἵτινεςwere servingδιηκόνουνthemαὐτοῖςout ofἐκtheir ownαὐταῖςmeans.τῶν ὑπαρχόντων
Luke 8:3
Study it in the app“and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, who were serving them out of their own means.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 8:3, word by word
- JoannaἸωάνναIōanna
Joanna
Joanna, wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod's household, and a disciple of Jesus who supported him with her means.
Where else “Iōanna” appears- the wifeγυνὴgynē
wife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynē” appears- of ChuzaΧουζᾶChouza
Chuza
Chuza, the manager of Herod Antipas's household.
Where else “Chouza” appears- Herod’sἩρῴδουHērōidou
Herod
Herod, the name of several rulers of one family under Rome: Herod the Great, king of Judea when Jesus was born; his son Herod Antipas, who ruled Galilee; and his grandson Herod Agrippa I.
Where else “Hērōidou” appears- stewardἐπιτρόπουepitropou
steward
One in charge of another's goods and workers.
Where else “epitropou” appears- SusannaΣουσάνναSousanna
Susanna
Susanna, a disciple of Jesus.
Where else “Sousanna” appears- manyπολλαίpollai
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollai” appears- othersἕτεραιheterai
other, another
Other, another, different.
Where else “heterai” appears- were servingδιηκόνουνdiēkonoun
serve
To take care of others, help with their needs.
Where else “diēkonoun” appears- meansὑπαρχόντωνhyparchontōn
possessions
What one has, one's belongings.
Where else “hyparchontōn” appears
The context
2and some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
3 · This verse (above)
4And when a large crowd was gathering and those from town after town were coming to him, he spoke by means of a parable:
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)