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Luke 12:25

Which of you by worrying can add a single cubit to your stature?
[A cubit (Gk. pechus) is mainly used to measure length but also time. The Roman cubit was 45 cm and was about the length of a man's forearm, the distance between the elbow and the middle finger. The measure of time was not precisely defined, but it described a short period of time. It could refer to the brief moment it took to take a step and move forward one cubit. In relation to years, a pechys could correspond to an hour or a day. The conclusion is that worry cannot extend our life's journey by even a single step – a few seconds, hours, or days. Nor can worry bring about a major change such as increasing our height by half a meter.
There is also a connection to the next paragraph that Jesus' listeners were familiar with. The person who winds up spun yarn (verse 27) does so between the index finger and thumb and around the elbow, which corresponds to a cubit.]
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

τίς   δὲ   ἐξ   ὑμῶν   μεριμνῶν   δύναται   ἐπὶ   τὴν   ἡλικίαν   αὐτοῦ   προσθεῖναι   πῆχυν  

Textus Receptus (TR)

τίς   δὲ   ἐξ   ὑμῶν   μεριμνῶν   δύναται   ἐπὶ   τὴν   ἡλικίαν   αὐτοῦ   προσθεῖναι   πῆχυν   ἕνα;  

Manuscript comments

NA has 12 words, TR has 13 (+1).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G5101
 τίς (tis)
 Which
Interrogative pron. Interrogative/Uncertain pronoun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
I-NSM
G1161
 δὲ (de)
 now
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1537
 ἐξ (ex)
 of
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G4771
 ὑμῶν (ymon)
 you,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. pl. second person genitive plural
P-2GP
G3309
 μεριμνῶν (merimnon)
 being anxious,
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
V-PAP-NSM
G1410
 δύναται (dynatai)
 is able
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. ind. present middle or passive deponent indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PNI-3S
G1909
 ἐπὶ (epi)
 to
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τὴν (ten)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
T-ASF
G2244
 ἡλικίαν (elikian)
 lifespan
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G0846
 αὐτοῦ (aytoy)
 of him
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
P-GSM
G4369
 προσθεῖναι (prostheinai)
 to add
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active inf. second aorist active infinitive
V-2AAN
G4083
 πῆχυν (pechyn)
 one hour?
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
N-ASM

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