Luke 11:30
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.”
σημεῖον
Sign, miracle, token, wonder. Semeion. Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe. Signs point beyond themselves. The miracle is never the main thing. It points to the One who does it.
υἱός
Son
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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οὗτος
this.
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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γενεά
generation
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γενεά
a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons)
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Ἰωνᾶς
Jonah
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Ἰωνᾶς
Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites
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Νινευΐτης
Ninevites
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Νινευΐτης
a Ninevite, i.e. inhabitant of Nineveh
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εἰμί
will be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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καθώς
Even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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