Luke 6:48

48Likeὅμοιόςhe isἐστινto a manἀνθρώπῳbuildingοἰκοδομοῦντιa houseοἰκίανwhoὃςdugἔσκαψενandκαὶdeepenedἐβάθυνενandκαὶlaidἔθηκενa foundationθεμέλιονonἐπὶtheτὴνrockπέτραν·a floodπλημμύρηςthenδὲhaving comeγενομένηςburst uponπροσέρηξενtheὁstreamποταμὸςtheτῇhouseοἰκίᾳthatἐκείνῃ,andκαὶnotοὐκwas ableἴσχυσενto shakeσαλεῦσαιitαὐτὴνbecauseδιὰτὸwellκαλῶςhad been builtοἰκοδομῆσθαιitαὐτήν.

He is like a man building a house, who dug and deepened and laid a foundation on the rock. And a flood having come, the river burst upon that house, and it was not able to shake it, because it [was] well built.

Vocab difficulty

84.7

Rare words

  • ἔσκαψεν

    σκάπτω

    I dig, excavate.

  • ἐβάθυνεν

    βαθύνω

    I deepen, excavate.

  • πλημμύρης

    πλήμμυρα

    a flood.

  • προσέρηξεν

    προσρήγνυμι

    I dash against, as waves.