Luke 20:28

28sayingλέγοντες·TeacherΔιδάσκαλε,MosesΜωϋσῆςwroteἔγραψενto usἡμῖν,ifἐάνanyone’sτινοςbrotherἀδελφὸςshould dieἀποθάνῃhavingἔχωνa wifeγυναῖκα,andκαὶheοὗτοςchildlessἄτεκνοςisᾖ,thatἵναshould takeλάβῃtheὁbrotherἀδελφὸςof himαὐτοῦtheτὴνwifeγυναῖκαandκαὶshould raise upἐξαναστήσῃseedσπέρμαto theτῷbrotherἀδελφῷof himαὐτοῦ.

saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us [that] if anyone’s brother should die having a wife, and he should be childless, that his brother should take the wife and should raise up seed for his brother.

Vocab difficulty

68.8

Rare words

  • ἄτεκνος

    ἄτεκνος

    childless.

  • ἐξαναστήσῃ

    ἐξανίστημι

    (a) in trans. tenses: I raise up, cause to grow, (b) in intrans. tenses: I rise up from.