Luke 17:33
Whoever seeks to save his life loses it, but whoever loses his life preserves it.This verse in the real world
In what words
- ζωογονέωzōogonéōto engender alive, i.e. (by analogy) to rescue (passively, be saved) from death
- σώζωsṓzōto save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively)
- ἀπόλλυμιapóllymito destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
- ψυχήpsychḗbreath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient princi
- ζητέωzētéōto seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a b
- ἐάνeána conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other
- ὅςhósthe relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
- αὐτόςautósthe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438 (ἑαυτοῦ)) of the third
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Mrk 8:35–37, Mat 10:39, Jhn 12:25, Mat 16:25, Luk 9:24–25, Rev 2:10