Luke 22:31
New Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:"
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
Σίμων
Símōn
Simon (i.e. Shimon), the name of nine Israelites
Σίμων
Símōn
Simon (i.e. Shimon), the name of nine Israelites
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
שָׂטָן
sâṭân
an opponent; especially (with the article prefixed) Satan, the arch-enemy of good
נוּעַ
nûwaʻ
to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
חִטָּה
chiṭṭâh
wheat, whether the grain or the plant
Key Terms in This Verse
נוּעַ nûwaʻ
to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
Study H5128 →שָׂטָן sâṭân
an opponent; especially (with the article prefixed) Satan, the arch-enemy of good
Study H7854 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →Cross References
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused the...
For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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