Greek Interlinear
Luke 2:49 Interlinear
“And he said unto them How is it that ye sought I not wist ye is it that about Father's business my must be I”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | G2532 | And | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 2 | εἶπεν | G2036 | he said | to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| 3 | 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, |
| 4 | αὐτούς | 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 |
| 5 | Τί | G5101 | How | an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) |
| 6 | ὅτι | G3754 | is it that | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 7 | ἐζητεῖτέ | G2212 | ye sought | to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by hebraism) to worship (god), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life) |
| 8 | με | G3165 | I | me |
| 9 | οὐκ | G3756 | not | the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not |
| 10 | ᾔδειτε | G1492 | wist ye | used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl |
| 11 | ὅτι | G3754 | is it that | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 12 | ἐν | G1722 | about | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 13 | τοῖς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 14 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 15 | πατρός | G3962 | Father's business | a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) |
| 16 | μου | G3450 | my | of me |
| 17 | δεῖ | G1163 | must | also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding) |
| 18 | εἶναί | G1511 | be | to exist |
| 19 | με | G3165 | I | me |
Verse Context
Luke 2:48And when they saw him they were amazed And unto...
Luke 2:49 (current)And he said unto them How is it that ye sought I not wist ye is it that about Father's business my must be I
Luke 2:50And unto them not they understood the saying...