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Luke 12:27

Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

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κατανοήσατεkatanoēsateConsiderκατανοέω (katanoeō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Consider”, a single actionG2657I take note of, perceive, consider carefully, discern, detect, make account of.This verse uses “consider”.Considerτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κρίναkrinaliliesκρίνον (krinon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “lilies”, the object formG2918a lily growing wild, variously identified with the red anemone, the whole lily, the sword lily.the liliesπῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howαὐξάνειauxaneithey growαὐξάνω (auxanō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “they grow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG837(a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow.This verse uses “grow”.they growοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notκοπιᾷkopiato laborκοπιάω (kopiaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to labor”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2872(a) I grow weary, (b) I toil, work with effort (of bodily and mental labor alike).οὐδὲoudenotοὐδέconjunction — “not”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.notνήθειnētheito spinνήθω (nēthō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to spin”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3514I spin.λέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.I sayδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youοὐδὲoudenotοὐδέadverb — “not”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.notΣολομὼνsolomōnSolomonΣολομώνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Solomon”, the subject formG4672Solomon, son of David King of Israel, and Bathsheba.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.πάσῃpasēallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δόξῃdoxēgloryδόξα (doxa)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “glory”, the to- or for-formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.περιεβάλετοperiebaletoarrayedπεριβάλλω (periballō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “arrayed”, a single actionG4016I cast around, wrap a garment about, put on; hence mid: I put on to myself, clothe myself, dress; I draw (a line).arrayedὡςhōslikeὡςconjunction — “like”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.likeἓνhenoneεἷς (heis)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “one”, the subject formG1520one.oneτούτωνtoutōnof theseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of these”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.of these

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these;

World English Bible

Consider the lilies , how they grow. They don’ t toil , neither do they spin ; yet I tell you , even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these .

Darby Translation

Consider the lilies how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I say unto you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.

Douay-Rheims

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these.

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