Luke 12:55 — Greek interlinear

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strong's
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Καί
2. καί
3. And
4. -
5. G2532 ↗
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y33
11. 51372
1. ὅταν
2. ὅταν
3. whenever
4. -
5. G3752 ↗
6. C-·······
7. whenever
8. whenever
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51373
1. νότον
2. νότος
3. +a south wind is
4. a wind south
5. G3558 ↗
6. N-····AMS
7. ˓a˒ south_wind ‹is›
8. ˓a˒ south_wind ‹is›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51374
1. πλέοντα
2. πλέω
3. -
4. -
5. G4126 ↗
6. V-PPA·AMS
7. sailing
8. sailing
9. -
10. -
11. 51375
1. πνέοντα
2. πνέω
3. blowing
4. -
5. G4154 ↗
6. V-PPA·AMS
7. blowing
8. blowing
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51376
1. ἴδητε
2. ὁράω
3. -
4. -
5. G3708 ↗
6. V-SAA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓may˒ see
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓may˒ see
9. -
10. -
11. 51377
1. λέγετε
2. λέγω
3. you all are saying
4. you all say
5. G3004 ↗
6. V-IPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ saying
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ saying
9. -
10. Y33; R51353
11. 51378
1. λέγεται
2. λέγω
3. -
4. -
5. G3004 ↗
6. V-IPP3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓is_being˒ said
8. ˱it˲ ˓is_being˒ said
9. -
10. -
11. 51379
1. ὅτι
2. ὅτι
3. that
4. that
5. G3754 ↗
6. C-·······
7. ¬that
8. ¬that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51380
1. καύσων
2. καύσων
3. scorching heat
4. -
5. G2742 ↗
6. N-····NMS
7. scorching_heat
8. scorching_heat
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51381
1. Ἔρχεται
2. ἔρχομαι
3. -
4. -
5. G2064 ↗
6. V-IPM3··S
7. ˓is˒ coming
8. ˓is˒ coming
9. D
10. -
11. 51382
1. ἔσται
2. εἰμί
3. will be
4. be
5. G1510 ↗
6. V-IFM3··S
7. will_be
8. will_be
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51383
1. καί
2. καί
3. and
4. and
5. G2532 ↗
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51384
1. γίνεται
2. γίνομαι
3. it is becoming
4. it is
5. G1096 ↗
6. V-IPM3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ becoming
8. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ becoming
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51385

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 12:54–59: Jesus told the people to prepare for what was about to happen

In this section Jesus again spoke to the crowd. He first rebuked them because they understood signs that the weather was going to change, but they did not understand what God was about to do. They did not know what to expect from God by the things that they saw Jesus doing. What he taught, the miracles he did, and the things that were happening to him showed that God had sent him. The people should have known and believed that he was the Messiah, and that they needed to listen to him and repent of their sins (12:54–57). Jesus warned them about this by telling them a parable about a legal dispute. The parable showed that they should reconcile with God before the time of judgment arrived (12:58–59).

Other possible headings for this section are:

Understanding the Times (NCV)

Discern What God Wants You to Do in These Days

There is a parallel passage for 12:54–56 in Matthew 16:2–3. There is a parallel passage for 12:57–59 in Matthew 5:25–26.

12:55a

And when the south wind blows,

And when the wind blows from the south,
When there is a wind from the south,

12:55b

you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

you^(plur) say, ‘It will soon become hot,’ and it truly becomes hot.
you^(plur) correctly predict that it will be a hot day.

12:55a–b

And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is: In Israel, the hot and dry weather comes from the south and east. Whenever the wind would blow into Israel from that direction, the people knew that it would soon become hot. And that is what would happen.

Some languages use verbs to refer to wind and temperature. For example:

When it brings-wind from the south, you say that it will-become-hot.

Use natural expressions in your language for wind and weather.

you say, ‘It will be hot’: As in the previous verse, in some languages it may be more natural to use an indirect quotation here. For example:

you say/predict that it is going to be hot

and it is: The phrase and it is means “and the weather soon becomes hot” or “and the temperature soon rises.” As in the previous verse, the BSB uses a general expression to indicate that the person’s prediction was accurate. You may also use a specific expression for warmer weather that is natural in your language.

General Comment on 12:54–55

In some languages it will be helpful to add a footnote that explains the weather situation in Israel. For example:

In the land of Israel, the rain comes from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea in the west. In the south of the country there is a large desert area, so when the wind comes from the south, the weather becomes hot.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

νότον πνέοντα

˓a˒_south_wind_‹is› blowing

Wind coming from this direction would indicate that hot weather was coming in Israel, because the desert was to the south. If hot winds blow from a different direction in your region, you could use a general expression here. Alternate translation: [the wind is blowing from a certain direction]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

λέγετε & καύσων ἔσται

˱you_all˲_˓are˒_saying & scorching_heat will_be

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [you say that it is going to be very hot]

καὶ γίνεται

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ὅταν νότον πνέοντα λέγετε ὅτι καύσων ἔσται καί γίνεται)

Alternate translation: [and it does get hot]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strong's
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. And
2. -
3. G2532 ↗
4. Καί
5. καί
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. S
10. Y33
11. 51372
1. whenever
2. -
3. G3752 ↗
4. ὅταν
5. ὅταν
6. C-·······
7. whenever
8. whenever
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51373
1. +a south wind is
2. a wind south
3. G3558 ↗
4. νότον
5. νότος
6. N-····AMS
7. ˓a˒ south_wind ‹is›
8. ˓a˒ south_wind ‹is›
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51374
1. blowing
2. -
3. G4154 ↗
4. πνέοντα
5. πνέω
6. V-PPA·AMS
7. blowing
8. blowing
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51376
1. you all are saying
2. you all say
3. G3004 ↗
4. λέγετε
5. λέγω
6. V-IPA2··P
7. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ saying
8. ˱you_all˲ ˓are˒ saying
9. -
10. Y33; R51353
11. 51378
1. that
2. that
3. G3754 ↗
4. ὅτι
5. ὅτι
6. C-·······
7. ¬that
8. ¬that
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51380
1. will be
2. be
3. G1510 ↗
4. ἔσται
5. εἰμί
6. V-IFM3··S
7. will_be
8. will_be
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51383
1. scorching heat
2. -
3. G2742 ↗
4. καύσων
5. καύσων
6. N-····NMS
7. scorching_heat
8. scorching_heat
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51381
1. and
2. and
3. G2532 ↗
4. καί
5. καί
6. C-·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51384
1. it is becoming
2. it is
3. G1096 ↗
4. γίνεται
5. γίνομαι
6. V-IPM3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ becoming
8. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ becoming
9. -
10. Y33
11. 51385

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.