29
As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
Berean Standard Bible · CC0
Greek — tap a word ↓
de Tōn ochlōn epathroizomenōn ērxato legein hautē Hē genea estin ponēra genea zētei sēmeion kai ou sēmeion dothēsetai autē ei mē to sēmeion Iōna
Word by word24 · parsed
√ δέ — but, and, etcConjunction
√ ὁ — the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)ArticleGenitive Masculine Plural
√ ὄχλος — a throng (as borne along)NounGenitive Masculine Plural
√ ἐπαθροίζω — to accumulateVerbPresent Participle Middle or PassiveGenitive Masculine Plural
epathroizō: to accumulate, crowd upon A present participle in a genitive absolute: the crowd is still swelling as Jesus speaks. Luke sets the warning against a growing audience, not a shrinking one: popularity is not repentance.
√ ἄρχομαι — to commence (in order of time)VerbAorist Indicative Middle3rd Person Singular
archomai: to begin Luke’s idiom “he began to say” marks the start of an extended discourse (11:29 to 36).
√ λέγω — properly, to "lay" forth, iVerbPresent Infinitive Active
√ οὗτος — the he (she or it), iDemonstrative PronounNominative Feminine Singular
√ ὁ — the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)ArticleNominative Feminine Singular
√ γενεά — a generationNounNominative Feminine Singular
genea: generation In Luke “this generation” is a moral as well as a chronological category (7:31; 9:41; 11:50 to 51; 17:25). The word recurs four times in vv. 29 to 32, binding the unit together as an indictment.
√ εἰμί — I exist (used only when emphatic)VerbPresent Indicative Active3rd Person Singular
√ πονηρός — hurtful, iAdjectiveNominative Feminine Singular
ponēros: evil, hurtful The same adjective Jesus has just used of fathers who nonetheless give good gifts (11:13): the generation asking for a sign is already receiving gifts it does not recognize.
√ γενεά — a generationNounNominative Feminine Singular
√ ζητέω — to seek (literally or figuratively)VerbPresent Indicative Active3rd Person Singular
zēteō: to seek Present active. The seeking itself is the symptom: they ask for proof after the exorcism of 11:14 has been laid before them (11:15 to 16).
√ σημεῖον — an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturallyNounAccusative Neuter Singular
sēmeion: sign, indication A sēmeion points beyond itself; the crowd wants one that would compel. Jesus refuses the compelling sign and offers instead a sign that must be read, a person.
√ καί — and, also, even, so then, too, etcConjunction
√ οὐ — the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverbAdverb
√ σημεῖον — an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturallyNounNominative Neuter Singular
√ δίδωμι — to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figurativelyVerbFuture Indicative Passive3rd Person Singular
didōmi: to give (future passive) The divine passive: God, not the crowd, sets the terms of the evidence.
√ αὐτός — the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other personsPersonal / Possessive PronounDative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
√ εἰ — if, whether, that, etcConjunction
Exceptive ei mē: “except.” The refusal is not absolute; one sign is reserved.
√ μή — (adverb) not, (conjunction) lestAdverb
√ ὁ — the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)ArticleNominative Neuter Singular
√ σημεῖον — an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturallyNounNominative Neuter Singular
√ Ἰωνᾶς — Jonas (iNounGenitive Masculine Singular
Iōnas: Jonah Genitive: the sign of Jonah, which may mean the sign that Jonah was (so v. 30 explains it) rather than a sign Jonah performed. Luke does not here spell out the three days (contrast Matthew 12:40).