Luke 21:5
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
καλός
goodly
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καλός
Good, beautiful, excellent. Kalos. She has done a beautiful thing. What looks like extravagance to the world looks beautiful to Jesus. He sees the love behind the act.
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λέγω
were speaking
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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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ἱερόν
temple
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ἱερόν
a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts (whereas G3485 (ναός) denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere)
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κοσμέω
it has been adorned
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κοσμέω
to put in proper order, i.e. decorate (literally or figuratively); specially, to snuff (a wick)
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ἔπω
He said;
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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λίθος
with stones
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λίθος
a stone (literally or figuratively)
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τὶς
as some
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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