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Luke 14:8

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And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,	When thou art bidden of any [man] to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;	And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

When^G3752 thou art bidden^G2564 of^G5259 any^G5100 man to^G1519 a wedding^G1062, sit^G2625 not^G3361 down^G2625 in^G1519 the highest room^G4411; lest^G3379 a more honourable man^G1784 than thou^G4675 be bidden^G2564 of^G5259 him^G846;

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Original Greek

Ὅταν κληθῇς ὑπό τινος εἰς γάμους, μὴ κατακλιθῇς εἰς τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν· μήποτε ἐντιμότερός σου ᾖ κεκλημένος ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ,

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
Ὅταν	Hotan	G3752	CONJ	When
κληθῇς	klēthēs	G2564	V-APS-2S	thou art bidden
ὑπό	hupo	G5259	PREP	of
τινος	tinos	G5100	X-GSM	any
εἰς	eis	G1519	PREP	to
γάμους,	gamous	G1062	N-APM	a wedding
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N	not
κατακλιθῇς	kataklithēs	G2625	V-APS-2S	sit down
εἰς	eis	G1519	PREP	in
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
πρωτοκλισίαν·	prōtoklisian	G4411	N-ASF-S	the highest room
μήποτε	mēpote	G3379	ADV-N	lest
ἐντιμότερός	entimoteros	G1784	A-NSM-C	a more honourable man
σου	sou	G4675	P-2GS	than thou
ᾖ	ē	G5600	V-PAS-3S	be
κεκλημένος	keklēmenos	G2564	V-RPP-NSM	bidden
ὑπ’	hup’	G5259	PREP	of
αὐτοῦ,	autou	G846	P-GSM	him

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1062 — γάμος (gámos, gam'-os): a marriage, wedding, wedding-feast — of uncertain affinity; nuptials:--marriage, wedding.
• G1519 — εἰς (eis, ice): into, in, among, till, for — a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
• G1784 — ἔντιμος (éntimos, en'-tee-mos): precious, honored, honorable — from ἐν and τιμή; valued (figuratively):--dear, more honourable, precious, in reputation.
• G2564 — καλέω (kaléō, kal-eh'-o): I call, invite, name — akin to the base of κελεύω; to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise):--bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called)).
• G2625 — κατακλίνω (kataklínō, kat-ak-lee'-no): I recline, cause to recline — from κατά and κλίνω; to recline down, i.e. (specially) to take a place at table:--(make) sit down (at meat).
• G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
• G3379 — μήποτε (mḗpote, may'-pot-eh): lest at any time, lest, perhaps — from μή and ποτέ; not ever; also if (or lest) ever (or perhaps):--if peradventure, lest (at any time, haply), not at all, whether or not.
• G3752 — ὅταν (hótan, hot'-an): when, whensoever — from ὅτε and ἄν; whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as:--as long (soon) as, that, + till, when(-soever), while.
• G4411 — πρωτοκλισία (prōtoklisía, pro-tok-lis-ee'-ah): the chief place at a banquet — from πρῶτος and κλισία; a reclining first (in the place of honor) at the dinner-bed, i.e. preeminence at meals:--chief (highest, uppermost) room.
• G4675 — σοῦ (soû, soo): genitive case of σύ; of thee, thy:--X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
• G5100 — τὶς (tìs, tis): any one, some one — an enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object:--a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
• G5259 — ὑπό (hypó, hoop-o'): by, under, about — a primary preposition; 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 (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at)):--among, by, from, in, of, under, with. In the comparative, it retains the same general applications, especially of inferior position or condition, and specially, covertly or moderately.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5600 — ὦ (ō, o): the subjunctive of εἰμί; (may, might, can, could, would, should, must, etc.; also with εἰ and its comparative, as well as with other particles) be:--+ appear, are, (may, might, should) be, X have, is, + pass the flower of her age, should stand, were.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• When — Proverbs 25:6-7

Reciprocal references (3): 2 Samuel 15:4, Esther 2:18, Proverbs 11:2

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: SOCIAL FELLOWSHIP, SOCIAL LIFE
• Torrey’s: ENTERTAINMENTS
• Nave’s: FEASTS, GUEST, JESUS, THE CHRIST, PRESUMPTION, PRIDE, SELF-EXALTATION

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