Luke 10:25
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
κληρονομέω
To inherit, to receive as an inheritance. Kleronomeo. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. Inheritance comes through relationship not achievement. Sons receive what servants cannot.
ζωή
life
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ζωή
Life, living, existence. Zoe. I am the way the truth and the life. Zoe is divine life, not biological existence. It is the life of God shared with human beings through Christ.
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λέγω
saying;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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νομικός
a lawyer
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νομικός
according (or pertaining) to law, i.e. legal (ceremonially); as noun, an expert in the (Mosaic) law
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τίς
what
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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ποιέω
having done
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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διδάσκαλος
Teacher,
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διδάσκαλος
an instructor (genitive case or specially)
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τὶς
certain
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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ἰδού
behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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ἐκπειράζω
testing
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ἐκπειράζω
to test thoroughly
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