Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Ieſus ſaid vnto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdome of God.
εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἄφες τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς· σὺ δὲ ἀπελθὼν διάγγελλε τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
Εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἄφες τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς· σὺ δὲ ἀπελθὼν διάγγελλε τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
ἀπέρχομαι , verb, aperchomai — to go away, go after (value 907)
G565,
ἀπέρχομαι apérchomai, ap-erkh'-om-ahee; from G575 and G2064; to go off (i.e. depart), aside (i.e. apart) or behind (i.e. follow), literally or figuratively:—come, depart, go (aside, away, back, out, … ways), pass away, be past.to go away, depart
to go away in order to follow any one, go after him, to follow his party, follow him as a leader
to go away
of departing evils and sufferings
of good things taken away from one
of an evanescent state of things
Used in 118 Verses, 10 Books 120  Occurrence Count
αὐτός , pronoun, autos — (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third person pronoun) (3) the same (value 971)
G846,
αὐτός autós, ow-tos'; from the particle αὖ aû (perhaps akin to the base of G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:—her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare G848.himself, herself, themselves, itself
he, she, it
the same
Used in 3781 Verses, 27 Books 5773  Occurrence Count
ἀφίημι , verb, aphiēmi — to send away, leave alone, permit (value 569)
G863,
ἀφίημι aphíēmi, af-ee'-ay-mee; from G575 and ἵημι híēmi (to send; an intensive form of εἶμι eîmi, to go); to send forth, in various applications (as follow):—cry, forgive, forsake, lay aside, leave, let (alone, be, go, have), omit, put (send) away, remit, suffer, yield up.to send away
to bid going away or depart
of a husband divorcing his wife
to send forth, yield up, to expire
to let go, let alone, let be
to disregard
to leave, not to discuss now, (a topic)
of teachers, writers and speakers
to omit, neglect
to let go, give up a debt, forgive, to remit
to give up, keep no longer
to permit, allow, not to hinder, to give up a thing to a person
to leave, go way from one
in order to go to another place
to depart from any one
to depart from one and leave him to himself so that all mutual claims are abandoned
to desert wrongfully
to go away leaving something behind
to leave one by not taking him as a companion
to leave on dying, leave behind one
to leave so that what is left may remain, leave remaining
abandon, leave destitute
Used in 133 Verses, 11 Books 146  Occurrence Count
βασιλεία , feminine noun, basileia — kingdom, sovereignty, royal power (value 259)
G932,
βασιλεία basileía, bas-il-i'-ah; from G935; properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively):—kingdom, + reign.royal power, kingship, dominion, rule
not to be confused with an actual kingdom but rather the right or authority to rule over a kingdom
of the royal power of Jesus as the triumphant Messiah
of the royal power and dignity conferred on Christians in the Messiah's kingdom
a kingdom, the territory subject to the rule of a king
used in the N.T. to refer to the reign of the Messiah
Used in 154 Verses, 17 Books 162  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  Occurrence Count
διαγγέλλω , verb, diangellō — to publish abroad, proclaim (value 886)
G1229,
διαγγέλλω diangéllō, de-ang-gel'-lo; from G1223 and the base of G32; to herald thoroughly:—declare, preach, signify.to carry a message through, announce everywhere, through places, through assemblies of men etc.
to publish abroad, declare
Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 3  Occurrence Count
ἑαυτοῦ , pronoun, heautou — of himself, herself, itself (value 1176)
G1438,
ἑαυτοῦ heautoû, heh-ow-too'; from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of G846; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:—alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).himself, herself, itself, themselves
Used in 312 Verses, 25 Books 337  Occurrence Count
ἔπω , verb, eipon — answer, bid, bring word, command (value 885)
G2036,
ἔπω épō, ep'-o; a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from G2046, G4483, and G5346); to speak or say (by word or writing):—answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare G3004.Used in 901 Verses, 16 Books 976  Occurrence Count
θάπτω , verb, thaptō — to bury (value 1190)
G2290,
θάπτω tháptō, thap'-to; a primary verb; to celebrate funeral rites, i.e. inter:—bury.Used in 11 Verses, 4 Books 11  Occurrence Count
θεός , masculine noun, theos — God, a god (value 284)
G2316,
θεός theós, theh'-os; of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:—X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities
the Godhead, trinity
God the Father, the first person in the trinity
Christ, the second person of the trinity
Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity
spoken of the only and true God
refers to the things of God
his counsels, interests, things due to him
whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way
God's representative or viceregent
of magistrates and judges
Used in 1173 Verses, 27 Books 1341  Occurrence Count
Ἰησοῦς , proper masculine noun, iēsous — Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr (value 888)
G2424,
Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs, ee-ay-sooce'; of Hebrew origin (H3091); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:—Jesus.Jesus = "Jehovah is salvation"
Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind, God incarnate
Jesus Barabbas was the captive robber whom the Jews begged Pilate to release instead of Christ
Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses' successor (Ac. 7:45, Heb. 4:8)
Jesus, son of Eliezer, one of the ancestors of Christ (Lu. 3:29)
Jesus, surnamed Justus, a Jewish Christian, an associate with Paul in the preaching of the gospel (Col. 4:11)
Used in 935 Verses, 26 Books 975  Occurrence Count
λέγω , verb, legō — to say (value 838)
G3004,
†λέγω légō, leg'-o; a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:—ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.to say, to speak
affirm over, maintain
to teach
to exhort, advise, to command, direct
to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say
to call by name, to call, name
to speak out, speak of, mention
Used in 1244 Verses, 25 Books 1343  Occurrence Count
νεκρός , adjective, nekros — dead (value 445)
G3498,
νεκρός nekrós, nek-ros'; from an apparently primary νέκυς nékys (a corpse); dead (literally or figuratively; also as noun):—dead.properly
one that has breathed his last, lifeless
deceased, departed, one whose soul is in heaven or hell
destitute of life, without life, inanimate
metaph.
spiritually dead
destitute of a life that recognises and is devoted to God, because given up to trespasses and sins
inactive as respects doing right
destitute of force or power, inactive, inoperative
Used in 123 Verses, 18 Books 132  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
σύ , pronoun, sy — you (early mod. Eng. thou) (value 600)
G4771,
σύ sý, soo; the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou:—thou. See also G4571, G4671, G4675; and for the plural G5209, G5210, G5213, G5216.Used in 163 Verses, 16 Books 178  Occurrence Count
| Luke 9:60Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 12787) |
| εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἄφες τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς· σὺ δὲ ἀπελθὼν διάγγελλε τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ. |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Jesus |
G2424iēsous |
Ἰησοῦς |
888 |
| said |
G3004legō |
λέγω |
838 |
| unto him, |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| Let |
G863aphiēmi |
ἀφίημι |
569 |
| the dead |
G3498nekros |
νεκρός |
445 |
| bury |
G2290thaptō |
θάπτω |
1190 |
| their |
G1438heautou |
ἑαυτοῦ |
1176 |
| dead: |
G3498nekros |
νεκρός |
445 |
| but |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| go |
G565aperchomai |
ἀπέρχομαι |
907 |
| thou |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| and preach |
G1229diangellō |
διαγγέλλω |
886 |
| the kingdom |
G932basileia |
βασιλεία |
259 |
| of God. |
G2316theos |
θεός |
284 |
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