Luke 21:20 Go deeper
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And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ὍτανHotanWhen
Lemma: ὅταν (hotan) · Strong's: G3752
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: when(-ever) — ὅταν (for ὅτ᾽ ἄν = ὅτε ἄν), ; temporal particle, ; with a conditional sense, usually of things expected to occur in an indefinite future; 1. prop., whenever; (a) (a) with subjc. praes.: Mat.6:2, 5 Mrk.14:7, Luk.11:36,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 123 times. Also: Matthew 5:11, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:16, Matthew 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3752; TFLSJ G3752; TAGNT Luke 21:20 word 1
δὲdethen
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Luke 21:20 word 2
ἴδητεidēteyou may see
Lemma: εἴδω (eidō) · Strong's: G1492H
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 2nd · Plural (V-2AAS-2P)
Meaning: to perceive: see — οἶδα, (from same root as εἶδον, which see), ; [in LXX chiefly for ידע ; ] pf. with present meaning (plpf. as impf.; on irregular tense-forms, see App.), ; to have seen or perceived, hence, to know, have knowledge of:…
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Used 346 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:10, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1492H; TFLSJ G1492H; TAGNT Luke 21:20 word 3
κυκλουμένηνkukloumenēnbeing encircled
Lemma: κυκλόω (kukloō) · Strong's: G2944
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (V-PPP-ASF)
Meaning: to surround — κυκλόω, -ῶ; (κύκλος), [in LXX chiefly for סָבַב ; ] ; 1. to move in a circle, revolve. ; 2. to surround, encircle: with accusative of person(s), Jhn.10:24 (WH, txt., cf. -εύω), Act.14:20; pass., Luk.21:20, Heb.11:30…
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Used 4 times. Also: John 10:24, Acts 14:20, Hebrews 11:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2944; TFLSJ G2944; TAGNT Luke 21:20 word 4
ὑπὸhupoby
Lemma: ὑπό (hupo) · Strong's: G5259G
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: by/under: by — ὑπό (before smooth breathing ὑπ᾽, Mat.8:9b, Luk.7:8b; before rough breathing ὑφ᾽, Rom.3:9; on the neglect of elision in Mt, Lk, ll. witha, Gal.3:22, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., iv), ; prep. with genitive, dative (not…
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Used 179 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5259G; TFLSJ G5259G; TAGNT Luke 21:20 word 5
στρατοπέδωνstratopedōnencampments
Lemma: στρατόπεδον (stratopedon) · Strong's: G4760
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (N-GPN)
Meaning: army camp — στρατό-πεδον, -ου, τό; (στρατός + πέδον, a plain), [in LXX: Jer.34:1 (חַיִל), 2Ma.8:12, al. ; ] ; (a) a military camp; (b) an army: Luk.21:20.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4760; TFLSJ G4760; TAGNT Luke 21:20 word 6
τὴνtēn<the>
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: 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 21:20 word 7
Ἰερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmJerusalem,
Lemma: Ἱερουσαλήμ (Hierousalēm) · Strong's: G2419
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine · Location (N-ASF-L)
Meaning: Jerusalem — Ἱερουσαλήμ, see: Ἱεροσόλυμα - (WH, Ἰερ-, see Intr., § 408), -ων, τά (on πᾶσα Ἱ., Mat.2:3, see WM, 794; M, Pr., 48, 244; Thayer, see word), and Ἱερουσαλήμ (WH, Ἰερ-), ἡ., indecl., as always in LXX exc. some parts of…
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Used 77 times. Also: Matthew 23:37, Luke 2:25, Luke 2:38, Luke 2:41, Luke 2:43, Luke 2:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2419; TFLSJ G2419; TAGNT Luke 21:20 word 8
τότεtotethen
Lemma: τότε (tote) · Strong's: G5119
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: then — τότε, demonstr. adv. of time, correlat. of ὅτε, ; then, at that time; (a) of concurrent events: Mat.2:17 3:5 and freq., Rom.6:21; before ptcp., Mat.2:16, Gal.4:8; opposite to νῦν, Gal.4:29, Heb.12:26; ὁ τ. κόσμος,…
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Used 161 times. Also: Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5119; TFLSJ G5119; TAGNT Luke 21:20 word 9
γνῶτεgnōtedo know
Lemma: γινώσκω (ginōskō) · Strong's: G1097
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-2AAM-2P)
Meaning: to know — γινώσκω (= γιγν-: see previous word. So also vulgar Attic, in Inscr., see Thumb, MGV, 207), ; [in LXX chiefly for ידע ; ] ; to be taking in knowledge, come to know, recognize, perceive, understand; in past tenses to…
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Used 220 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 7:23, Matthew 9:30, Matthew 10:26, Matthew 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1097; TFLSJ G1097; TAGNT Luke 21:20 word 10
ὅτιhotithat
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT Luke 21:20 word 11
ἤγγικενēngikenhas drawn near
Lemma: ἐγγίζω (engizō) · Strong's: G1448
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-RAI-3S)
Meaning: to come near — ἐγγίζω (ἐγγύς). ; [in LXX for נגשׁ, קרב, etc. ; ] ; 1. trans., to bring near: Gen.48:10, Isa.5:8. ; 2. Intrans., to come near: absol., Mat.26:46, Mrk.14:42, Luk.18:40 19:41 21:20, 28 24:15, Act.21:33 23:15; with adv.,…
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Used 43 times. Also: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 10:7, Matthew 15:8, Matthew 21:1, Matthew 21:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1448; TFLSJ G1448; TAGNT Luke 21:20 word 12
ἡhēthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (T-NSF)
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 21:20 word 13
ἐρήμωσιςerēmōsisdesolation
Lemma: ἐρήμωσις (erēmōsis) · Strong's: G2050
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: devastation — ἐρήμωσις, -εως, ἡ; (ἐρημόω), [in LXX for שָׁמֵם, שָׁמֵם, Lev.26:34-35, Psa.73:10, Dan.9:27 11:31 12:11, al.; חׇרְבָּה, Jer.7:34 22:5, al. ; ] ; a making desolate, laying waste: Luk.21:20; βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεως (Da, ll.…
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Used 3 times. Also: Matthew 24:15, Mark 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2050; TFLSJ G2050; TAGNT Luke 21:20 word 14
αὐτῆς.autēsof her.
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (P-GSF)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 21:20 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | δέ G1161 then |
| when | → | ὅταν G3752 when(-ever) |
| you see | → | ὁράω G3708 to see: see |
| Jerusalem | → | Ἱερουσαλήμ G2419 Jerusalem |
| surrounded | → | κυκλόω G2944 to surround |
| by | → | ὑπό G5259G by/under: by |
| armies | → | στρατόπεδον G4760 army camp |
| you will know | → | γινώσκω G1097 to know |
| that | → | ὅτι G3754G that/since: that |
| her | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| desolation | → | ἐρήμωσις G2050 devastation |
| is near | → | ἐγγίζω G1448 to come near |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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