Luke 20:41
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
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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λέγω
do they declare
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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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πῶς
How
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πῶς
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
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Δαβίδ
David's
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Δαβίδ
Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
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ἔπω
He said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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εἶναι
to be
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εἶναι
to exist
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