Luke Chapter 4 verse 26 Holy Bible

ASV Luke 4:26

and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
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BBE Luke 4:26

But Elijah was not sent to one of them, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
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DARBY Luke 4:26

and to none of them was Elias sent but to Sarepta of Sidonia, to a woman [that was] a widow.
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KJV Luke 4:26

But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
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WBT Luke 4:26


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WEB Luke 4:26

Elijah was sent to none of them, except to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.
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YLT Luke 4:26

and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but -- to Sarepta of Sidon, unto a woman, a widow;
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) Save unto Sarepta.--Better, but unto Sarepta, the Greek conjunction here marking a contrast rather than an exception. Sarepta, the Zarephath of 1Kings 17:9, was a Phoenician city lying between Tyre and Sidon. The reference to this incident at the commencement of our Lord's ministry is a striking instance of His method of reading the underlying lessons of the narratives of the Old Testament, such as we see afterwards in His reference to David eating the shewbread. (See Notes on Matthew 12:3-4.) In what seemed a mere episode in the life of Elijah He finds a truth which implies the future calling of the Gentiles. When He complied with the prayer of the Syro-Ph?nician woman, He was doing as Elijah had done.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekYetκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. ElijahἨλίας (Ēlias)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 2243: Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite.was [not] sentἐπέμφθη (epemphthē)Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 3992: To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth. toπρὸς (pros)PrepositionStrong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.[any]οὐδεμίαν (oudemian)Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 3762: No one, none, nothing. of them,αὐτῶν (autōn)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person PluralStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.butεἰ (ei)ConjunctionStrong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.toπρὸς (pros)PrepositionStrong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.[the] widowχήραν (chēran)Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 5503: Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively.of ZarephathΣάρεπτα (Sarepta)Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralStrong's 4558: Zarephath, a town in the district of Sidon in Phoenicia. Of Hebrew origin; Sarepta, a place in Palestine.in Sidon.Σιδωνίας (Sidōnias)Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularStrong's 4606: Sidonian, inhabitant of Sidon. From Sidon; a Sidonian, i.e. Inhabitant of Sidon.Jump to PreviousCity Elias Elijah Eli'jah Except Famine Israel Months Rain Region Save Severe Sidon Six Three Time Truth Widow Zarephath Zar'ephath