Luke 12:15
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”
ὑπάρχω
to begin under (quietly), i.e. come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective, participle, adverb or preposition, or as an auxiliary to a principal (verb)
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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φυλάσσω
do keep yourselves
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φυλάσσω
To guard, to keep, to watch. Phulasso. Guard the good deposit entrusted to you. The faith once delivered to the saints is a treasure. Guard it. It is worth protecting.
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ὁράω
do watch
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ὁράω
To see, to behold, to observe carefully. We will see Him as He is. To see God face to face is the destiny of every believer.
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περισσεύω
abounding
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περισσεύω
to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel
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ὑπάρχοντα
Possessions
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ὑπάρχοντα
things extant or in hand, i.e. property or possessions
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πλεονεξία
Covetousness
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πλεονεξία
avarice, i.e. (by implication) fraudulency, extortion
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ἔπω
He said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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τὶς
to anyone
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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