Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land. Young's Literal Translation and of a truth I say to you, Many widows were in the days of Elijah, in Israel, when the heaven was shut for three years and six months, when great famine came on all the land, King James Bible But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; Greek Butδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. I tell λέγω (legō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. you ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. truthfully [that] ἀληθείας (alētheias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 225: From alethes; truth. there were ἦσαν (ēsan) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. many πολλαὶ (pollai) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 4183: Much, many; often. widows χῆραι (chērai) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 5503: Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Israel Ἰσραήλ (Israēl) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 2474: Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the ταῖς (tais) Article - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. time ἡμέραις (hēmerais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. of Elijah, Ἠλίου (Ēliou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2243: Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite. when ὅτε (hote) Adverb Strong's 3753: When, at which time. From hos and te; at which too, i.e. When. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sky οὐρανὸς (ouranos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. was shut ἐκλείσθη (ekleisthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2808: To shut, shut up. A primary verb; to close. for ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. three τρία (tria) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. a half ἕξ (hex) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 1803: Six. A primary numeral; six. years ἔτη (etē) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 2094: A year. Apparently a primary word; a year. [and] ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. great μέγας (megas) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. famine λιμὸς (limos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3042: A famine, hunger. Probably from leipo; a scarcity of food. swept ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. over ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. all πᾶσαν (pasan) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. land. γῆν (gēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. |
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