KJV: For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
YLT: for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.
Darby: For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
ASV: For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
(ὁ) | - |
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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Ἰωνᾶς | Jonah |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: Ἰωνᾶς Sense: the fifth minor prophet, the son of Amittai, and a native of Gath-hepher and lived during the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel. |
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τοῖς | to the |
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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Νινευίταις | Ninevites |
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Plural Root: Νινευίτης Sense: a Ninevite, an inhabitant of Nineveh. |
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σημεῖον | a sign |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: σημεῖον Sense: a sign, mark, token. |
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οὕτως | thus |
Parse: Adverb Root: οὕτως Sense: in this manner, thus, so. |
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ἔσται | will be |
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Middle, 3rd Person Singular Root: εἰμί Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present. |
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καὶ | also |
Parse: Conjunction Root: καί Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but. |
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Υἱὸς | Son |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: υἱός Sense: a son. |
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τοῦ | - |
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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ἀνθρώπου | of Man |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ἄνθρωπος Sense: a human being, whether male or female. |
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τῇ | to the |
Parse: Article, Dative Feminine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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γενεᾷ | generation |
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: γενεά Sense: fathered, birth, nativity. |
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ταύτῃ | this |
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: οὗτος Sense: this. |
Greek Commentary for Luke 11:30
Compare Matthew 12:40. [source]