Luke 20:28
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.”
ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
σπέρμα
seed
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σπέρμα
something sown, i.e. seed (including the male "sperm"); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting)
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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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ἐάν
if
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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γράφω
wrote
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γράφω
To write, to record. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.
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ἐξανίστημι
shall raise up
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ἐξανίστημι
objectively, to produce, i.e. (figuratively) beget; subjectively, to arise, i.e. (figuratively) object
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Μωσεύς
Moses
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Μωσεύς
Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver
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λαμβάνω
shall take
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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διδάσκαλος
Teacher,
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διδάσκαλος
an instructor (genitive case or specially)
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εἰμί
shall be,
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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τὶς
anyone’s
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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γυνή
a wife
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γυνή
a woman; specially, a wife
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