Greek Interlinear
Luke 14:8 Interlinear
“When bidden of any in a wedding not down in the highest room lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ὅταν | G3752 | When | whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as |
| 2 | κεκλημένος | G2564 | bidden | to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise) |
| 3 | ὑπ' | G5259 | of | under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither ( |
| 4 | τινος | G5100 | any | some or any person or object |
| 5 | εἰς | G1519 | in | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 6 | γάμους | G1062 | a wedding | nuptials |
| 7 | μὴ | G3361 | not | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether |
| 8 | κατακλιθῇς | G2625 | down | to recline down, i.e., (specially) to take a place at table |
| 9 | εἰς | G1519 | in | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 10 | τὴν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 11 | πρωτοκλισίαν | G4411 | the highest room | a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e., preeminence at meals |
| 12 | μήποτε | G3379 | lest | not ever; also if (or lest) ever (or perhaps) |
| 13 | ἐντιμότερός | G1784 | a more honourable man | valued (figuratively) |
| 14 | σου | G4675 | than thou | of thee, thy |
| 15 | ᾖ | G5600 | be | (may, might, can, could, would, should, must, etc.; also with g1487 and its comparative, as well as with other particles) be |
| 16 | κεκλημένος | G2564 | bidden | to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise) |
| 17 | ὑπ' | G5259 | of | under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither ( |
| 18 | αὐτοῦ | G846 | him | 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 |
Verse Context
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