Luke 12:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
"Ifεἰ
(ei)
1487: sometimes used with a command or as an indirect question, etc.)a prim. particle; if, whether (a cond. part. introducing circumstances nec. for a given proposition to be true
thenοὖν
(oun)
3767: therefore, then, (and) soa prim. word
you cannotδύνασθε
(dunasthe)
1410: to be able, to have powera prim. verb
do evenοὐδὲ
(oude)
3761: and not, neitherfrom ou, and de
a very little thing,ἐλάχιστον
(elachiston)
1646: least (in size, amount, dignity, etc.)superl. of elachus (little), also used as superl. to mikros
whyτί
(ti)
5101: who? which? what?an interrog. pronoun related to tis
do you worryμεριμνᾶτε
(merimnate)
3309: to be anxious, to care forfrom merimna
aboutπερὶ
(peri)
4012: about, concerning, around (denotes place, cause or subject)a prim. preposition
other matters?λοιπῶν
(loipōn)
3062: the rest, the remainingfrom leipó


















KJV Lexicon
ει  conditional
ei  i:  if, whether, that, etc. -- forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether.
ουν  conjunction
oun  oon:  (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly -- and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
ουτε  conjunction
oute  oo'-teh:  not too, i.e. neither or nor; by analogy, not even -- neither, none, nor (yet), (no, yet) not, nothing.
ελαχιστον  adjective - accusative singular neuter
elachistos  el-akh'-is-tos:  least (in size, amount, dignity, etc.) -- least, very little (small), smallest.
δυνασθε  verb - present middle or passive deponent indicative - second person
dunamai  doo'-nam-ahee:  to be able or possible -- be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power.
τι  interrogative pronoun - accusative singular neuter
tis  tis:  an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) -- every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, -with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
περι  preposition
peri  per-ee':  through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time
των  definite article - genitive plural neuter
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
λοιπων  adjective - genitive plural neuter
loipoy  loy-poy':  remaining ones -- other, which remain, remnant, residue, rest.
μεριμνατε  verb - present active indicative - second person
merimnao  mer-im-nah'-o:  to be anxious about -- (be, have) care(-ful), take thought.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about other matters?

King James Bible
If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If then you're not able to do even a little thing, why worry about the rest?

International Standard Version
So if you can't do a small thing like that, why worry about other things?

NET Bible
So if you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about the rest?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“But if you cannot do the small thing, why do you take pains over the rest?”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If you can't do a small thing like that, why worry about other things?

King James 2000 Bible
If you then be not able to do that thing which is least, why are you anxious concerning the rest?
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