What Does Luke 11:30 Mean?

“as”

just (or inasmuch) as, that

“For”

properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)

“was”

to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)

“Jonas”

jonas (i.e., jonah), the name of two israelites

“a sign”

an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“unto the Ninevites”

a ninevite, i.e., inhabitant of nineveh

“so”

in this way (referring to what precedes or follows)

“be”

will be

“also”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the Son”

a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“of man”

man-faced, i.e., a human being

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“generation”

a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons)

the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)