Luke 7:12
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.”
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.
πύλη
gate
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πύλη
Gate, large door, entrance. Pule. Enter through the narrow gate. The gate is not secret or hidden. It is narrow. It requires humility to enter. Pride cannot fit through it.
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ὄχλος
a crowd
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ὄχλος
A crowd, a multitude, a mob. He saw a great crowd and had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. His response to crowds was always compassion.
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ἐγγίζω
He drew near
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ἐγγίζω
To draw near, to approach, to come close. Eggizo. The kingdom of heaven has come near. God draws near to those who draw near to Him. The distance closes from both sides.
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χήρα
a widow;
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χήρα
Widow. Chera. A widow who had given everything she had. Jesus noticed and commended what no one else saw. God sees your hidden faithfulness and values it eternally.
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πόλις
town
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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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μονογενής
only begotten
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μονογενής
Only, one and only, unique. He gave His only Son. Monogenes. One of a kind. What God gave was not one of many but the most precious possible gift.
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ἱκανός
considerable
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ἱκανός
competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
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μήτηρ
mother
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μήτηρ
a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
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θνήσκω
one] having died
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θνήσκω
to die (literally or figuratively)
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ἐκκομίζω
was being carried out
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ἐκκομίζω
to bear forth (to burial)
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ἰδού
behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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