Psalm 137

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1	τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Δαυιδ ἐπὶ τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ποταμῶν Βαβυλῶνος ἐκεῖ ἐκαθίσαμεν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἐκλαύσαμεν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article μνησθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Σιων
2	ἐπὶ ταῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἰτέαις ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. μέσῳ αὐτῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἐκρεμάσαμεν τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὄργανα ἡμῶν
3	ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐπηρώτησαν ἡμᾶς οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article αἰχμαλωτεύσαντες ἡμᾶς λόγουςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος Meaning * A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω. λόγος in Greek Thought Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.… ᾠδῶν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀπαγαγόντες ἡμᾶς ὕμνον ᾄσατε ἡμῖν ἐκ τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ᾠδῶν Σιων
4	πῶς ᾄσωμεν τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ᾠδὴν κυρίου ἐπὶ γῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ Meaning: * Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5) Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”. It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1 ἀλλοτρίας
5	ἐὰν ἐπιλάθωμαί σου Ιερουσαλημ ἐπιλησθείη ἡplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article δεξιά μου
6	κολληθείη ἡplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article γλῶσσά μου τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article λάρυγγί μου ἐὰν μή σου μνησθῶ ἐὰν μὴ προανατάξωμαι τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Ιερουσαλημ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. ἀρχῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἀρχή greek Meaning: * Beginning * First * Elementary * Rulers, rule, domain Noun, feminine (first declension) Occurs 56 times in the New Testament, consistently conveying the idea of primacy - whether temporal (i.e. the start, e.g. John 1:1) or causal (i.e. the source) or governmental (i.e. the ruler, e.g. Ephesians 6:12 τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article εὐφροσύνης μου
7	μνήσθητι κύριε τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article υἱῶν Εδωμ τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἡμέραν Ιερουσαλημ τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article λεγόντων ἐκκενοῦτε ἐκκενοῦτε ἕως ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θεμέλιος ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. αὐτῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
8	θυγάτηρ Βαβυλῶνος ἡplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ταλαίπωρος μακάριος ὃς ἀνταποδώσει σοι τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀνταπόδομά σου ὃ ἀνταπέδωκας ἡμῖν
9	μακάριος ὃς κρατήσει καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἐδαφιεῖ τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article νήπιά σου πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός greek Meaning * To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament. πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s… τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πέτραν

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