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Luke 12:5

But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

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ὑποδείξωhupodeixōI will forewarnὑποδείκνυμι (hupodeiknumi)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will forewarn”, an action still aheadG5263I indicate, intimate, suggest, show, prove.I will forewarnδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youτίναtinawhomτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.whomφοβηθῆτεphobēthēteye shall fearφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye shall fear”, a single actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.This verse uses “fear”.ye shall fearφοβήθητεphobēthēteFearφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, aorist passive imperative, 2nd person plural — “Fear”, a single actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.This verse uses “fear”.Fearτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μετὰmetahim, which afterμετάpreposition — “him, which after”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “after”.him, which afterτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaito he hath killedἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to he hath killed”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.he hath killedἔχονταechontahathἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “hath”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.hathἐξουσίανexousianpowerἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “power”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “power”.powerἐμβαλεῖνembaleinto castἐμβάλλω (emballō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to cast”, a single actionG1685I cast in, throw in.to castεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γέεννανgeennanhellγέεννα (geenna)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hell”, the object formG1067Gehenna, and originally the name of a valley or cavity near Jerusalem, a place underneath the earth, a place of punishment for evil.hellναίnaiyeaναίparticle — “yea”G3483yes, certainly, even so.yeaλέγωlegōI 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 sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youτοῦτονtoutonhimοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.himφοβήθητεphobēthēteto fearφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, aorist passive imperative, 2nd person plural — “to fear”, a single actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.This verse uses “fear”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

Young’s Literal Translation

but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him.

World English Bible

But I will warn you whom you should fear . Fear him who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes , I tell you , fear him .

Darby Translation

But I will shew you whom ye shall fear: Fear him who after he has killed has authority to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear him .

Douay-Rheims

But I will shew you whom you shall fear: fear ye him, who after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea, I say to you, fear him.

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