King James Version

Luke 11:30

For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

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καθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐγένετοegenetowasγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.wasἸωνᾶςiōnasJonahἸωνᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jonah”, the subject formG2495(Hebrew), Jonah, the Hebrew prophet.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Νινευίταιςnineuitaisunto the NinevitesΝινευίτης (nineuitēs)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto the Ninevites”, the to- or for-formG3536a Ninevite, an inhabitant of Nineveh, a city on the Tigris in Assyria.unto the Ninevitesσημεῖονsēmeionsignσημεῖονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “sign”, the subject formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.οὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soἔσταιestaishallεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shallκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiosSonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the Sonτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of man”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of manτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γενεᾷgeneagenerationγενεάnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “generation”, the to- or for-formG1074a generation; if repeated twice or with another time word, practically indicates infinity of time.generationταύτῃtautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

Young’s Literal Translation

for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.

World English Bible

For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites , so the Son of Man will also be to this generation .

Darby Translation

For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

Douay-Rheims

For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so shall the Son of man also be to this generation.

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