Greek Interlinear

Luke 12:16 Interlinear

“he spake And a parable unto them saying man of a certain rich brought forth plentifully The ground”

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Luke 12 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	Εἶπεν	G2036	he spake	to speak or say (by word or writing)
2	δὲ	G1161	And	but, and, etc
3	παραβολὴν	G3850	a parable	a similitude ("parable"), i.e., (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage
4	πρὸς	G4314	unto	a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
5	αὐτοὺς	G846	them	the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
6	λέγων,	G3004	saying	properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
7	Ἀνθρώπου	G444	man	man-faced, i.e., a human being
8	τινὸς	G5100	of a certain	some or any person or object
9	πλουσίου	G4145	rich	wealthy; figuratively, abounding with
10	εὐφόρησεν	G2164	brought forth plentifully	to bear well, i.e., be fertile
11	ἡ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
12	χώρα	G5561	The ground	room, i.e., a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants)

Luke 12:16 (current)he spake And a parable unto them saying man of a certain rich brought forth plentifully The ground