Luke 9:62

Εἶπε δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς πρὸς αὐτόν, Οὐδείς, ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπ᾽ ἄροτρον, καὶ βλέπων εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, εὔθετός ἐστιν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2036; Eipen; Εἶπεν; Said; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 1161; de; δὲ; and; Conj

Strongs 4314; pros; πρὸς; toward; Prep

Strongs 846; auton; αὐτὸν; himself; PPro-AM3S

Strongs 3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 2424; Iēsous; Ἰησοῦς; Salvation; N-NMS

Strongs 3762; Oudeis; Οὐδεὶς; No one; Adj-NMS

Strongs 1911; epibalōn; ἐπιβαλὼν; he who has laid; V-APA-NMS

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 5495; cheira; χεῖρα; hand; N-AFS

Strongs 1909; ep’; ἐπ’; upon; Prep

Strongs 723; arotron; ἄροτρον; plow; N-ANS

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 991; blepōn; βλέπων; he who is seeing; V-PPA-NMS

Strongs 1519; eis; εἰς; into; Prep

Strongs 3588; ta; τὰ; the; Art-ANP

Strongs 3694; opisō; ὀπίσω; back; Adv

Strongs 2111; euthetos; εὔθετός; fit; Adj-NMS

Strongs 1510; estin; ἐστιν; is; V-PIA-3S

Strongs 3588; tē; τῇ; the; Art-DFS

Strongs 932; basileia; βασιλείᾳ; queen/kingdom; N-DFS

Strongs 3588; tou; τοῦ; the; Art-GMS

Strongs 2316; Theou; Θεοῦ; God; N-GMS

RBT Hebrew Literal:

And the Salvation said toward himself, "No one who has cast the Hand upon a plow, and who is looking into the Backward Things, is fit for the Queen of the God."³³

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
None

LITV Translation:
But Jesus said to him, No one putting his hand on the plow, and looking at the things behind, is fit for the kingdom of God.

ESV Translation:
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Footnotes

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In addition to its literal sense, ἄροτρον is employed figuratively in the plural to denote the male virile organ (as in Nonnus, D.12.46). Furthermore, in a boxing context—as seen in Pausanias 6.10.2 and Philostratus’ Gymnasticus—the term is used metaphorically to refer to a forceful blow, likely drawing on the image of a plow’s striking motion.