Luke 6:4
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?”
ἔξεστι
so also neuter present participle of the same (with or without some form of G1510 (εἰμί) expressed); impersonally, it is right (through the figurative idea of being out in public)
θεός
of God,
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ἱερεύς
priests?
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ἱερεύς
Priest. Hiereus. You are a royal priesthood. Every believer has direct access to God. The priesthood of all believers means no human mediator is needed. Jesus is enough.
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εἰσέρχομαι
he entered
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εἰσέρχομαι
To enter, to go in, to come in. Eiserchomai. Enter through the narrow gate. The narrow gate requires humility. Pride cannot fit through it. Only those who bow can enter.
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οἶκος
house
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οἶκος
House, household, family. Oikos. As for me and my house we will serve the LORD. The household of faith begins in the household of the home. Discipleship starts at home.
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μόνος
solely
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μόνος
Only, alone, solitary. Monos. Man shall not live by bread alone. The deepest hungers of life cannot be satisfied by material things. Only God can fill what God shaped.
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δίδωμι
gave
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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πρόθεσις
presentation
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πρόθεσις
Purpose, intention, plan. The deliberate purpose of God working all things together for the good of those who love Him.
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λαμβάνω
having taken
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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φάγω
ate
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φάγω
to eat (literally or figuratively)
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εἰ
only
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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