Luke 18:39
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”
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.
κράζω
was crying out;
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κράζω
To cry out, to call aloud. Krazo. My God my God why have you forsaken me. The cry of dereliction is the most honest prayer in Scripture. God can handle our rawest moments.
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πολύς
much
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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προάγω
going before
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προάγω
to lead forward (magisterially); intransitively, to precede (in place or time (participle, previous))
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ἐλεέω
do have mercy on
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ἐλεέω
to compassionate (by word or deed, specially, by divine grace)
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ἐπιτιμάω
were rebuking
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ἐπιτιμάω
to tax upon, i.e. censure or admonish; by implication, forbid
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μᾶλλον
more
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μᾶλλον
(adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather
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σιγάω
he may be silent.
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σιγάω
to keep silent (transitively or intransitively)
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Δαβίδ
of David,
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Δαβίδ
Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
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