The Meaning of Luke 6:14 Explained

Luke 6:14

KJV: Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

YLT: (Simon, whom also he named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

Darby: Simon, to whom also he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,

ASV: Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Simon,  (whom  he also  named  Peter,  ) and  Andrew  his  brother,  James  and  John,  Philip  and  Bartholomew, 

What does Luke 6:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Luke 6:12-26 - New Leaders And New Principles
There are three circles here: First, Christ and His Apostles-the men who were to be sent into all the world to preach the gospel and to lay the foundations of the Church. How little did these single men imagine that one day their names would become inscribed on the foundation stones of the New Jerusalem!
The next circle is that of the disciples, Luke 6:17. You must be a disciple before you can be an apostle. You must learn, if you are to teach. You must sit at the feet of Jesus, till some day He calls you out from the class and commissions you to the world. The sheep becomes a shepherd.
The third great outer rim is the poor, needy world. What a gathering of sick folk! But if only people knew the distempers of their soul-life they would gather with equal eagerness to Jesus. How wonderful that secret touch! Luke 6:19. But many still touch Him in the press! [source]

Chapter Summary: Luke 6

1  Jesus reproves the Pharisees;
12  chooses apostles;
17  heals the diseased;
20  preaches to his disciples before the people: the beattitudes;
27  Love your Enemy
37  Do not Judge
43  A Tree and Its Fruit
46  The House on the Rock

Greek Commentary for Luke 6:14

Andrew []
See on Mark 3:18. [source]
James and John []
See on Mark 3:17. [source]
Philip and Bartholomew []
See on Mark 3:18. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Luke 6:14

Mark 3:16 Simon he surnamed Peter [επετηκεν ονομα τωι Σιμωνι Πετρον]
The Greek idiom seems awkward, but it is not. Peter is in apposition with name or ονομα — onoma (accusative). This surname Jesus gave in addition Here then is a direct reference to what is told in John 1:42 when Jesus met Simon for the first time. Mark here reflects Peter‘s own words. Luke (Luke 6:14) simply says “Whom he also surnamed Peter.” See note on Matthew 16:18 for the full explanation of the name Peter, a Rock, Cephas. [source]
2 Timothy 2:19 Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity []
The second inscription, concerning the purity of the church. For of Christ rend. of the Lord ( κυρίου ). Ὁνομάζων namethonly here in Pastorals. It means to give a name to, to style, as Mark 3:14; Luke 6:14; 1 Corinthians 5:11: to pronounce a name as having a special virtue, as in incantation, as Acts 19:13: to utter a name as acknowledging and appropriating what the name involves, as a confession of faith and allegiance. So here. Comp. Romans 15:20; 1 Corinthians 5:11; Isaiah 26:13. For ὄνομα namesee on 2 Thessalonians 1:12. Ἁποστήτω ἀπὸ ἀδικίας departfrom iniquity. For the verb, see on 1 Timothy 4:1. Mostly in Luke and Acts. Comp. Numbers 16:26; Isaiah 52:11. Whatever may be implied in God's election, it does not relieve Christians of the duty of strict attention to their moral character and conduct. Comp. Philemon 2:12. The gift of grace (Ephesians 2:8) is exhibited in making one a coworker with God (1 Corinthians 3:9). The salvation bestowed by grace is to be “carried out” (Philemon 2:12) by man with the aid of grace (Romans 6:8-19; 2 Corinthians 6:1). What this includes and requires appears in Philemon 3:10; Philemon 4:1-7; Ephesians 4:13-16, Ephesians 4:22ff.; Colossians 2:6, Colossians 2:7. [source]

What do the individual words in Luke 6:14 mean?

Simon whom also He named Peter and Andrew the brother of him James John Philip Bartholomew
Σίμωνα ὃν καὶ ὠνόμασεν Πέτρον καὶ Ἀνδρέαν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ Ἰάκωβον Ἰωάννην Φίλιππον Βαρθολομαῖον

Σίμωνα  Simon 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: Σίμων  
Sense: Peter was one of the apostles.
ὃν  whom 
Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: ὅς 
Sense: who, which, what, that.
καὶ  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: καί  
Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but.
ὠνόμασεν  He  named 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: ὀνομάζω  
Sense: to name.
Πέτρον  Peter 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: Πέτρος  
Sense: one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.
Ἀνδρέαν  Andrew 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἀνδρέας  
Sense: A native of Bethsaida in Galilee, brother of Simon Peter, a disciple of John the Baptist, and afterwards an apostle of Christ.
ἀδελφὸν  brother 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: ἀδελφός  
Sense: a brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother.
αὐτοῦ  of  him 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
Ἰάκωβον  James 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰάκωβος  
Sense: son of Zebedee, an apostle and brother of the apostle John, commonly called James the greater or elder, slain by Herod, Acts 2.
Ἰωάννην  John 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰωάννης 
Sense: John the Baptist was the son of Zacharias and Elisabeth, the forerunner of Christ.
Φίλιππον  Philip 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: Φίλιππος  
Sense: an apostle of Christ.
Βαρθολομαῖον  Bartholomew 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular
Root: Βαρθολομαῖος  
Sense: one of the twelve apostles of Christ.