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← Luke 12 · ← verse 48 · verse 50 →

I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled? (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ΠῦρPurFire

Lemma: πῦρ (pur) · Strong's: G4442

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)

Meaning: fire — πῦρ genitive, πυρός, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אֵשׁ ; ] ; fire: Mrk.9:22, Luk.3:9, Jhn.15:6, Act.2:10, 1Co.3:13, Jas.3:5, Rev.8:5, al; π. καὶ θεῖον, Luk.17:29; κατακαίειν (ἐν) π., Mat.13:40,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 75 times. Also: Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:12, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 7:19, Matthew 13:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4442; TFLSJ G4442; TAGNT Luke 12:49 word 1

ἦλθονēlthonI came

Lemma: ἔρχομαι (erchomai) · Strong's: G2064

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-2AAI-1S)

Meaning: to come/go — ἔρχομαι, ; [in LXX very frequently for בּוֹא, also for הלךְ ni., אתה, etc., 34 words in all ; ] ; 1. to come; (a) of persons, either as arriving or returning from elsewhere: Mat.8:9, Mrk.6:31, Luk.7:8, Jhn.4:27,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 639 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2064; TFLSJ G2064; TAGNT Luke 12:49 word 2

βαλεῖνbaleinto cast

Lemma: βάλλω (ballō) · Strong's: G0906G

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-2AAN)

Meaning: to throw: throw — βάλλω, ; [in LXX for נפל, שׂום, ידד, etc. ; ] ; prop., of a weapon or missile; then generally, of things and persons, lit. and metaphorically, to throw, cast, put, place: with accusative, before εἰς, Mat.4:18, and…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 74 times. Also: Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0906G; TFLSJ G0906G; TAGNT Luke 12:49 word 3

ἐπὶepiupon

Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Luke 12:49 word 4

τὴνtēnthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 12:49 word 5

γῆνgēnearth

Lemma: γῆ (gē) · Strong's: G1093G

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: earth: planet — γῆ, γῆς, ἡ, ; [in LXX for אֲדָמָה ,אֶרֶץ, etc. ; ] ; 1. the earth, world: Luk.21:35, Act.1:8, Heb.11:13, Rev.3:10, al.; opposite to οὐρανός, Mat.5:18 11:25, Mrk.13:27, al. ; 2. land; (a) opposite to sea or water:…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 171 times. Also: Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1093G; TFLSJ G1093G; TAGNT Luke 12:49 word 6

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 12:49 word 7

τίtihow

Lemma: τίς (tis) · Strong's: G5101

Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (I-ASN)

Meaning: which? — τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ; ] in masc. and fem., ; who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions. ; I. I. As subst., ; 1. 1. masc.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 6:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5101; TFLSJ G5101; TAGNT Luke 12:49 word 8

θέλωthelōI wish

Lemma: θέλω (thelō) · Strong's: G2309

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)

Meaning: to will/desire — θέλω (the strengthened form ἐθέλω is found in Hom., and is the more frequently in Attic; see Rutherford, NPhr., 415f.), ; [in LXX for חפץ ,אבה; with neg., מאן pi., etc. ; ] ; to will, be willing, wish, desire (more…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 211 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:40, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 8:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2309; TFLSJ G2309; TAGNT Luke 12:49 word 9

εἰeiif

Lemma: εἰ (ei) · Strong's: G1487J

Parsing: Conjunction (COND)

Meaning: if: if only — εἰ, ; conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions. ; I. Conditional, if; 1. with indic, expressing a general assumption; (a) pres.: before indic, pres., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 4 times. Also: Luke 19:42, Romans 11:14, 1 Corinthians 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1487J; TFLSJ G1487J; TAGNT Luke 12:49 word 10

ἤδηēdēalready

Lemma: ἤδη (ēdē) · Strong's: G2235

Parsing: Adverb (ADV)

Meaning: already — ἤδη ; adv., ; in NT, always of time; now, already: Mat.3:10, Mrk.4:37, Luk.7:6, Jhn.4:36, al.; νῦν . . . ἤ., now already, 1Jn.4:3; ἤ. ποτέ, now at length, with fut., Rom.1:10 (cf. ἄρτι) ; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 61 times. Also: Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:28, Matthew 14:15, Matthew 14:24, Matthew 15:32, Matthew 17:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2235; TFLSJ G2235; TAGNT Luke 12:49 word 11

ἀνήφθη.anēphthēit be kindled!

Lemma: ἀνάπτω (anaptō) · Strong's: G0381

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-API-3S)

Meaning: to set fire — ἀν-άπτω ; [in LXX chiefly for יָצָא ; ] ; to kindle: Luk.12:49, Jas.3:5 (MM, VGT, see word).†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2 times. Also: James 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0381; TFLSJ G0381; TAGNT Luke 12:49 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I have come→ἔρχομαι G2064 to come/go
to ignite→βάλλω G0906G to throw: throw
a fire→πῦρ G4442 fire
on→ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against
the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
earth→γῆ G1093G earth: planet
and→καί G2532 and
how→τίς G5101 which?
I wish→θέλω G2309 to will/desire
it were already kindled→ἀνάπτω G0381 to set fire
. . .→ἤδη G2235 already

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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