Luke 6:49

49The [one]ὁhoweverδὲhaving heardἀκούσαςandκαὶnotμὴhaving doneποιήσαςlikeὅμοιόςisἐστινto a manἀνθρώπῳhaving builtοἰκοδομήσαντιa houseοἰκίανonἐπὶtheτὴνgroundγῆνwithoutχωρὶςa foundationθεμελίου,on whichᾗburstπροσέρηξενtheὁstreamποταμός,andκαὶimmediatelyεὐθὺςit fellσυνέπεσεν,andκαὶwasἐγένετοtheτὸruinῥῆγμαof theτῆςhouseοἰκίαςthatἐκείνηςgreatμέγα.

But the one having heard and not having done is like a man having built a house on the ground without a foundation, on which the river burst, and immediately it fell—and the ruin of that house was great!”

Vocab difficulty

61.4

Rare words

  • προσέρηξεν

    προσρήγνυμι

    I dash against, as waves.

  • συνέπεσεν

    συμπίπτω

  • ῥῆγμα

    ῥῆγμα

    what is broken, a ruin.