Luke 9:62

Greek	εἶπεν 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. 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… αὐτὸνplugin-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) ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Ἰησοῦς· οὐδεὶς ἐπιβαλὼν τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article χεῖρα αὐτοῦplugin-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) ἐπ’ ἄροτρον 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” βλέπων εἰς τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὀπίσω εὔθετός ἐστινplugin-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. τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article βασιλείᾳ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θεοῦ.plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς greek Masculine noun meaning: * A god or goddess * God
ESV	Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
NIV	Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
NLT	But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”
KJV	And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

^{Luke 9:61 ← Luke 9:62 → Luke 10:1}

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