Greek Interlinear
Luke 21:20 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of Luke 21:20, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“when And ye shall see compassed with armies Jerusalem then know that is nigh the desolation thereof”
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 | δὲ | G1161 | And | but, and, etc |
| 3 | ἴδητε | G1492 | ye shall see | used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl |
| 4 | κυκλουμένην | G2944 | compassed | to encircle, i.e., surround |
| 5 | ὑπὸ | G5259 | with | 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 ( |
| 6 | στρατοπέδων | G4760 | armies | a camping-ground, i.e., (by implication) a body of troops |
| 7 | τήν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 8 | Ἰερουσαλήμ | G2419 | Jerusalem | hierusalem (i.e., jerushalem), the capitol of palestine |
| 9 | τότε | G5119 | then | the when, i.e., at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution) |
| 10 | γνῶτε | G1097 | know | to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed) |
| 11 | ὅτι | G3754 | that | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 12 | ἤγγικεν | G1448 | is nigh | to make near, i.e., (reflexively) approach |
| 13 | ἡ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 14 | ἐρήμωσις | G2050 | the desolation | despoliation |
| 15 | αὐτῆς | G846 | thereof | 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 |
Geographic Context
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