Luke 7:32

32Likeὅμοιοίare theyεἰσινto little childrenπαιδίοιςτοῖςinἐνthe marketplaceἀγορᾷsittingκαθημένοιςandκαὶcallingπροσφωνοῦσινto each otherἀλλήλοις,oneἃsayingλέγει·We pipedΗὐλήσαμενto youὑμῖνandκαὶnotοὐκyou did danceὠρχήσασθε·we sang a dirgeἐθρηνήσαμενandκαὶnotοὐκyou did weepἐκλαύσατε·

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying: ‘We played the flute for you⁺, and you⁺ did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you⁺ did not weep.’

Vocab difficulty

80.8

Rare words

  • Ηὐλήσαμεν

    αὐλέω

    I play the flute, pipe.

  • ὠρχήσασθε

    ὀρχέομαι

    I dance.

  • ἐθρηνήσαμεν

    θρηνέω

    intrans: I lament, wail; trans: I bewail.