Luke 7:24
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?”
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)
ἔρημος
wilderness
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ἔρημος
Desert, wilderness, solitary place. Eremos. He withdrew to a wilderness place and prayed. The wilderness is not punishment. It is often the training ground for the greatest seasons.
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ὄχλος
crowds
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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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λέγω
to speak
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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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θεάομαι
to see?
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θεάομαι
to look closely at, i.e. (by implication) perceive (literally or figuratively); by extension to visit
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σαλεύω
shaken?
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σαλεύω
to waver, i.e. agitate, rock, topple or (by implication) destroy; figuratively, to disturb, incite
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κάλαμος
A reed
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κάλαμος
a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen
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τίς
What
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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Ἰωάννης
John:
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Ἰωάννης
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
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ἐξέρχομαι
did you go out
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ἐξέρχομαι
to issue (literally or figuratively)
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