Luke 11:48

Greek	ἄρα μάρτυρές ἐστεplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. 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” συνευδοκεῖτε τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἔργοις τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πατέρων ὑμῶν, ὅτι αὐτοὶplugin-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) μὲν ἀπέκτειναν αὐτοὺςplugin-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) ὑμεῖς δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. οἰκοδομεῖτε.
ESV	So you are witnesses and you consent to the deeds of your fathers, for they killed them, and you build their tombs.
NIV	So you testify that you approve of what your forefathers did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
NLT	But in fact, you stand as witnesses who agree with what your ancestors did. They killed the prophets, and you join in their crime by building the monuments!
KJV	Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.

^{Luke 11:47 ← Luke 11:48 → Luke 11:49}

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