Luke 4:31
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.”
σάββατον
the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications
πόλις
a city
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πόλις
City, town. Polis. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. The church is meant to be visible. Its light is for the community around it. Hide nothing. Let it shine.
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διδάσκω
teaching
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διδάσκω
To teach, to instruct. Didasko. Go and make disciples teaching them. The Great Commission is not just evangelism. It is ongoing teaching and formation.
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Γαλιλαία
of Galilee
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Γαλιλαία
Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine
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Καπερναούμ
Capernaum
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Καπερναούμ
Capernaum (i.e. Caphanachum), a place in Palestine
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κατέρχομαι
He went down
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κατέρχομαι
to come (or go) down (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
He was
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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