Luke 12:27

Consider (examine carefully, learn from) the lilies (wildflowers), how they grow.
They do not labor (work hard to the point of exhaustion)
or spin. But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor (majesty) was dressed like one of them [1 Kings 10:4–7].

The greek text BETA

Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

κατανοήσατε   τὰ   κρίνα   πῶς   αὐξάνει·   οὐ   κοπιᾷ   οὐδὲ   νήθει.   λέγω   δὲ   ὑμῖν·   οὐδὲ   Σολομὼν   ἐν   πάσῃ   τῇ   δόξῃ   αὐτοῦ   περιεβάλετο   ὡς   ἓν   τούτων.  

Manuscript comments

The greek text has 23 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G2657
κατανοήσατε (katanoesate)
do consider
VERB Verb
aorist active imp. aorist active imperative
pl. second person plural
V-AAM-2P
G3588
τὰ (ta)
the
Definite article Definite article
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
T-APN
G2918
κρίνα (krina)
lilies,
Noun Noun
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
N-APN
G4459
πῶς (pos)
how
Particle Particle
Interrogative Interrogative
PRT-I
G0837
αὐξάνει· (ayxanei.)
they grow:
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G3756
οὐ (oy)
Not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
PRT-N
G2872
κοπιᾷ (kopia)
do they labor,
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G3761
οὐδὲ (oyde)
nor
Conj. Conjunktion
nom. Nominative
CONJ-N
G3514
νήθει. (nethei.)
do they spin.
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G3004
λέγω (lego)
I say
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. first person singular
V-PAI-1S
G1161
δὲ (de)
however
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G4771
ὑμῖν· (ymin.)
to you,
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative pl. second person dative plural
P-2DP
G3761
οὐδὲ (oyde)
not even
Conj. Conjunktion
nom. Nominative
CONJ-N
G4672
Σολομὼν (Solomon)
Solomon
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
Person (Person)
N-NSM-P
G1722
ἐν (en)
in
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3956
πάσῃ (pase)
all
Adjective Adjective
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
A-DSF
G3588
τῇ (te)
the
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
T-DSF
G1391
δόξῃ (doxe)
glory
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
N-DSF
G0846
αὐτοῦ (aytoy)
of him
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
P-GSM
G4016
περιεβάλετο (periebaleto)
was arrayed
VERB Verb
2nd aorist middle ind. second aorist middle indicative
sing. third person singular
V-2AMI-3S
G5613
ὡς (os)
as
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G1520
ἓν (en)
one
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
A-NSN
G3778
τούτων. (toyton.)
of these.
Demonstrative pron. Demonstrative pronoun
gen. pl. neut. genitive plural Neutral
D-GPN

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