Luke 7:33
New Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil."
Word-by-Word Analysis
Ἰωάννης
Iōánnēs
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
Βαπτιστής
Baptistḗs
a baptizer, as an epithet of Christ's forerunner
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
יַיִן
yayin
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
Key Terms in This Verse
לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →לֹא lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
Study H3808 →Cross References
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.
Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
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