Luke 6:38
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.’

King James Bible
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Greek
Give,
δίδοτε (didote)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

it will be given
δοθήσεται (dothēsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

to you.
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

A good
καλὸν (kalon)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.

measure,
μέτρον (metron)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3358: An apparently primary word; a measure, literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion.

pressed down,
πεπιεσμένον (pepiesmenon)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4085: To press down, press together, as in a measure. Another form for piazo; to pack.

shaken together,
σεσαλευμένον (sesaleumenon)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4531: From salos; to waver, i.e. Agitate, rock, topple or destroy; figuratively, to disturb, incite.

[and] running over
ὑπερεκχυννόμενον (hyperekchynnomenon)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5240: To pour out so that it overflows. From huper and the alternate form of ekcheo; to pour out over, i.e. to overflow.

will be poured
δώσουσιν (dōsousin)
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

lap.
κόλπον (kolpon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2859: Apparently a primary word; the bosom; by analogy, a bay.

For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

with the
(hō)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

measure
μέτρῳ (metrō)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3358: An apparently primary word; a measure, literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion.

you [use],
μετρεῖτε (metreite)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 3354: To measure (out), estimate. From metron; to measure; by implication, to admeasure.

it will be measured back
ἀντιμετρηθήσεται (antimetrēthēsetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 488: To measure in return, give equivalent measure. From anti and metreo; to mete in return.

to you.”
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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