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Luke 4:25

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And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.	But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;	But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, [a city] of Sidon, unto a woman [that was] a widow.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But^G1161 I tell^G3004 you^G5213 of^G1909 a truth^G225, many^G4183 widows^G5503 were^G2258 in^G1722 Israel^G2474 in^G1722 the days^G2250 of Elias^G2243, when^G3753 the heaven^G3772 was shut up^{G2808 G1909} three^G5140 years^G2094 and^G2532 six^G1803 months^G3376, when great^G3173 famine^G3042 was^G1096 throughout^G1909 all^G3956 the land^G1093;

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Original Greek

ἐπ’ ἀληθείας δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν, πολλαὶ χῆραι ἦσαν ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἠλίου ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ, ὅτε ἐκλείσθη ὁ οὐρανὸς ἐπὶ ἔτη τρία καὶ μῆνας ἕξ, ὡς ἐγένετο λιμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἐπ’	ep’	G1909	PREP	of
ἀληθείας	alētheias	G225	N-GSF	a truth
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	But
λέγω	legō	G3004	V-PAI-1S	I tell
ὑμῖν,	humin	G5213	P-2DP	you
πολλαὶ	pollai	G4183	A-NPF	many
χῆραι	chērai	G5503	N-NPF	widows
ἦσαν	ēsan	G2258	V-IAI-3P	were
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
ταῖς	tais	G3588	T-DPF	the
ἡμέραις	hēmerais	G2250	N-DPF	days
Ἠλίου	Ēliou	G2243	N-GSM	of Elias
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	*
Ἰσραήλ,	Israēl	G2474	N-PRI	Israel
ὅτε	hote	G3753	ADV	when
ἐκλείσθη	ekleisthē	G2808	V-API-3S	was shut up
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	the
οὐρανὸς	ouranos	G3772	N-NSM	heaven
ἐπὶ	epi	G1909	PREP
ἔτη	etē	G2094	N-APN	years
τρία	tria	G5140	A-APN	three
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
μῆνας	mēnas	G3376	N-APM	months
ἕξ,	hex	G1803	A-NUI	six
ὡς	hōs	G5613	ADV	when
ἐγένετο	egeneto	G1096	V-2ADI-3S	was
λιμὸς	limos	G3042	N-NSM	famine
μέγας	megas	G3173	A-NSM	great
ἐπὶ	epi	G1909	PREP	throughout
πᾶσαν	pasan	G3956	A-ASF	all
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	the
γῆν·	gēn	G1093	N-ASF	land

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G225 — ἀλήθεια (alḗtheia, al-ay'-thi-a): truth — from ἀληθής; truth:--true, X truly, truth, verity.
• G1093 — γῆ (gē, ghay): the earth, soil, land — contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application):--country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
• G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G1803 — ἕξ (héx, hex): six — a primary numeral; six:--six.
• G1909 — ἐπί (epí, ep-ee'): on, to, against, on the basis of, at — a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
• G2094 — ἔτος (étos, et'-os): a year — apparently a primary word; a year:--year.
• G2243 — Ἡλίας (Hēlías, hay-lee'-as): Elijah — of Hebrew origin (אֵלִיָּה); Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite:--Elias.
• G2250 — ἡμέρα (hēméra, hay-mer'-ah): a day — feminine (with ὥρα implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context):--age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
• G2258 — ἦν (ēn, ane): imperfect of εἰμί; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
• G2474 — Ἰσραήλ (Israḗl, is-rah-ale'): Israel — of Hebrew origin (יִשְׂרָאֵל); Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively):--Israel.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2808 — κλείω (kleíō, kli'-o): I shut, shut up — a primary verb; to close (literally or figuratively):--shut (up).
• G3004 — λέγω (légō, leg'-o): I say, speak — a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω and φημί generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
• G3042 — λιμός (limós, lee-mos'): a famine, hunger — probably from λείπω (through the idea of destitution); a scarcity of food:--dearth, famine, hunger.
• G3173 — μέγας (mégas, meg'-as): large, great — (including the prolonged forms, feminine , plural , etc.; compare also μέγιστος, μείζων); big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application):--(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high, large, loud, mighty, + (be) sore (afraid), strong, X to years.
• G3376 — μήν (mḗn, mane): a month — a primary word; a month:--month.
• G3753 — ὅτε (hóte, hot'-eh): when — from ὅς and τέ; at which (thing) too, i.e. when:--after (that), as soon as, that, when, while.
• G3772 — οὐρανός (ouranós, oo-ran-os'): the sky, the heaven — perhaps from the same as ὄρος (through the idea of elevation); the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity):--air, heaven(-ly), sky.
• G3956 — πᾶς (pâs, pas): all, the whole, every kind of — including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
• G4183 — πολύς (polýs, pol-oos'): much, many, often — including the forms from the alternate ; (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely:--abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly. Compare πλεῖστος, πλείων.
• G5140 — τρεῖς (treîs, trice): three — a primary (plural) number; "three":--three.
• G5213 — ὑμῖν (hymîn, hoo-min'): irregular dative case of ὑμεῖς; to (with or by) you:--ye, you, your(-selves).
• G5503 — χήρα (chḗra, khay'-rah): a widow — feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of χάσμα through the idea of deficiency; a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively:--widow.

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.
• G5613 — ὡς (hōs, hoce): as, like as, how, while, so that — probably adverb of comparative from ὅς; which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows):--about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.

Cross References

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

• many — Isaiah 55:8, Matthew 20:15, Mark 7:26-29, Luke 10:21, Romans 9:15, Romans 9:20, Ephesians 1:9, Ephesians 1:11
• when the — 1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 18:1-2, James 5:17

Reciprocal references (14): Genesis 41:30, Leviticus 26:19, 2 Samuel 24:13, 1 Kings 8:35, 2 Kings 4:38, 2 Kings 8:1, 1 Chronicles 21:12, 2 Chronicles 6:26, 2 Chronicles 7:13, Job 12:15, Matthew 13:58, Luke 21:3, John 16:7, Revelation 11:6

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: HOLY LAND
• Nave’s: JESUS, THE CHRIST, NAZARETH, PREDESTINATION, PROPHETS, SYNAGOGUE, WORD OF GOD

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