Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Bleſſe them that curſe you, & pray for them which deſpitefully vſe you.
εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς καταρωμένους ὑμῖν, καὶ προσεύχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐπηρεαζόντων ὑμᾶς.
εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς καταρωμένους ὑμῖν, καὶ προσεύχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐπηρεαζόντων ὑμᾶς.
ἐπηρεάζω , verb, epēreazō — to revile (value 1006)
G1908,
ἐπηρεάζω epēreázō, ep-ay-reh-ad'-zo; from a comparative of G1909 and (probably) ἀρειά areiá (threats); to insult, slander:—use despitefully, falsely accuse.to insult
to treat abusively, use despitefully
to revile
in a forensic sense, to accuse falsely
to threaten
Used in 3 Verses, 3 Books 3  Occurrence Count
εὐλογέω , verb, eulogeō — to speak well of, praise (value 1313)
G2127,
†εὐλογέω eulogéō, yoo-log-eh'-o; from a compound of G2095 and G3056; to speak well of, i.e. (religiously) to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon, prosper):—bless, praise.to praise, celebrate with praises
to invoke blessings
to consecrate a thing with solemn prayers
to ask God's blessing on a thing
pray God to bless it to one's use
pronounce a consecratory blessing on
of God
to cause to prosper, to make happy, to bestow blessings on
favoured of God, blessed
Used in 42 Verses, 12 Books 44  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
καταράομαι , verb, kataraomai — to curse (value 544)
G2672,
καταράομαι kataráomai, kat-ar-ah'-om-ahee; middle voice from G2671; to execrate; by analogy, to doom:—curse.to curse, doom, imprecate evil upon
Used in 6 Verses, 5 Books 6  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
προσεύχομαι , verb, proseuchomai — to pray (value 1576)
G4336,
προσεύχομαι proseúchomai, pros-yoo'-khom-ahee; from G4314 and G2172; to pray to God, i.e. supplicate, worship:—pray (X earnestly, for), make prayer.to offer prayers, to pray
Used in 82 Verses, 15 Books 87  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
ὑμᾶς , pronoun, hymas — you (value 641)
G5209,
ὑμᾶς humas, hoo-mas'; accusative case of G5210; you (as the objective of a verb or preposition):—ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).Used in 388 Verses, 22 Books 437  Occurrence Count
ὑμῖν , pronoun, hymin — you (value 500)
G5213,
ὑμῖν humin, hoo-min'; irregular dative case of G5210; to (with or by) you:—ye, you, your(-selves).Used in 567 Verses, 23 Books 622  Occurrence Count
ὑπέρ , preposition, hyper — over, beyond, on behalf of, for the sake of, concerning (value 585)
G5228,
†ὑπέρ hupĕr, hoop-er'; a primary preposition; "over", i.e. (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case superior to, more than:—(+ exceeding, abundantly) above, in (on) behalf of, beyond, by, + very chiefest, concerning, exceeding (above, -ly), for, + very highly, more (than), of, over, on the part of, for sake of, in stead, than, to(-ward), very.in behalf of, for the sake of
over, beyond, more than
more, beyond, over
Used in 144 Verses, 22 Books 160  Occurrence Count
| Luke 6:28Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 9842) |
| εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς καταρωμένους ὑμῖν, καὶ προσεύχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐπηρεαζόντων ὑμᾶς. |
| Verse #25175 (Ch. #979) — 10 words, 66 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Bless |
G2127eulogeō |
εὐλογέω |
1313 |
| them that curse |
G2672kataraomai |
καταράομαι |
544 |
| you, |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| pray |
G4336proseuchomai |
προσεύχομαι |
1576 |
| for |
G5228hyper |
ὑπέρ |
585 |
| them which despitefully use |
G1908epēreazō |
ἐπηρεάζω |
1006 |
| you. |
G4771sy |
σύ |
600 |
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