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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Luke 18:12
Luke 18:12 - I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I fast | G3522 | νηστεύω |
[Verb] to abstain from food (religiously) |
| twice | G1364 | δίς |
[Adverb] twice |
| in the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| week | G4521 | σάββατον |
[Noun Neuter] the Sabbath (that is Shabbath) or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension a se'nnight that is the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications |
| I give tithes | G586 | ἀποδεκατόω |
[Verb] to tithe (as debtor or creditor) |
| of all | G3956 | πᾶς |
[Adjective] apparently a primary word; all any: every the whole |
| that | G3745 | ὅσος |
as (much great: long etc.) as |
| I possess | G2932 | κτάομαι |
[Verb] to get that is acquire (by any means; own) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.