Luke 21:34
34Take heedΠροσέχετεnowδὲto yourselvesἑαυτοῖςso that ~ notμήποτεbe burdenedβαρηθῶσινof youὑμῶνtheαἱheartsκαρδίαιwithἐνdissipationκραιπάλῃandκαὶdrunkennessμέθῃandκαὶcaresμερίμναιςof lifeβιωτικαῖς,andκαὶwould comeἐπιστῇuponἐφ’youὑμᾶςsuddenlyαἰφνίδιοςtheἡdayἡμέραthatἐκείνη
And take heed to yourselves, lest your⁺ hearts ever be burdened with dissipation and drunkenness and the cares of life—and that day would come upon you⁺ suddenly as a snare.
Vocab difficulty
84.7
Rare words
κραιπάλῃ
κραιπάλη
drunken dissipation, surfeiting.
μέθῃ
μέθη
deep drinking, drunkenness.
βιωτικαῖς
βιωτικός
belonging to ordinary life, worldly.
αἰφνίδιος
αἰφνίδιος
unexpected, sudden.