Luke 12:15 Greek Word Analysis

0	he said	εἶπεν	g2036
1	And	δὲ	g1161
2	unto	πρὸς	g4314
23	the things which he	αὐτοῦ	g846
4	Take heed	Ὁρᾶτε	g3708
5	and	καὶ	g2532
6	beware	φυλάσσεσθε	g5442
7	of	ἀπὸ	g575
8		τῆς	g3588
9	covetousness	πλεονεξίας	g4124
10	for	ὅτι	g3754
11	not	οὐκ	g3756
12	in	ἐν	g1722
13		τῷ	g3588
14	the abundance	περισσεύειν	g4052
15	a man's	τινὶ	g5100
16		ἡ	g3588
17	life	ζωὴ	g2222
23	the things which he	αὐτοῦ	g846
19	consisteth	ἐστιν	g2076
20	of	ἐκ	g1537
21		τῶν	g3588
22	possesseth	ὑπαρχόντων	g5224
23	the things which he	αὐτοῦ	g846

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in his possessions.

World English Bible (WEB)

He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'