KJV: And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
YLT: and he said, No, father Abraham, but if any one from the dead may go unto them, they will reform.
Darby: But he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one from the dead should go to them, they will repent.
ASV: And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent.
Ὁ | - |
Parse: Article, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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εἶπεν | he said |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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Οὐχί | No |
Parse: Adverb Root: οὐχί Sense: not, by no means, not at all. |
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πάτερ | father |
Parse: Noun, Vocative Masculine Singular Root: προπάτωρ Sense: generator or male ancestor. |
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Ἀβραάμ | Abraham |
Parse: Noun, Vocative Masculine Singular Root: Ἀβραάμ Sense: the son of Terah and the founder of the Jewish nation. |
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τις | one |
Parse: Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: τὶς Sense: a certain, a certain one. |
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νεκρῶν | [the] dead |
Parse: Adjective, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: νεκρός Sense: properly. |
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πορευθῇ | should go |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: πορεύομαι Sense: to lead over, carry over, transfer. |
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μετανοήσουσιν | they will repent |
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: μετανοέω Sense: to change one’s mind, i. |
Greek Commentary for Luke 16:30
The Rich Man had failed to do this and he now sees that it is the one thing lacking. It is not wealth, not poverty, not alms, not influence, but repentance that is needed. He had thought repentance was for others, not for all. [source]