Luke 8:13

They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
οἱ
G3588 T-NPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
ἐπὶ
G1909 PREP
epi
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc
  • upon, on, at, by, before
  • "of position, on, at, by, over, against"to, over, on, at, across, against
τῆς
G3588 T-GSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
πέτρας
G4073 N-GSF
petra
a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively)
  • a rock, cliff or ledge
    • a projecting rock, crag, rocky ground
    • "a rock, a large stone"metaphorically a man like a rock, by reason of his firmness and strength of soul
οἳ
G3739 R-NPM
hos
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
  • who, which, what, that
ὅταν
G3752 CONJ
hotan
whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
  • when, whenever, as long as, as soon as
ἀκούσωσιν
G191 V-AAS-3P
akouō
to hear (in various senses)
  • to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf
  • "to hear
    • to attend to, consider what is or has been said
    • "to understand, perceive the sense of what is said
    to hear something
    • to perceive by the ear what is announced in one's presence
    • "to get by hearing learn"a thing comes to one's ears, to find out, learn"to give ear to a teaching or a teacher"to comprehend, to understand
μετὰ
G3326 PREP
meta
properly, denoting accompaniment; ___%___amid___%___ (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G0575 or G1537 and G1519 or G4314; less intimate than G1722 and less close than G4862)
  • with, after, behind
χαρᾶς
G5479 N-GSF
chara
cheerfulness, i.e., calm delight
  • joy, gladness
    • the joy received from you
    • "the cause or occasion of joy
      • of persons who are one's joy
δέχονται
G1209 V-PNI-3P
dechomai
to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
  • to take with the hand
    • to take hold of, take up
    to take up, receive
    • used of a place receiving one
    • "to receive or grant access to, a visitor, not to refuse intercourse or friendship
      • to receive hospitality
      • "to receive into one's family to bring up or educate
      of the thing offered in speaking, teaching, instructing
      • to receive favorably, give ear to, embrace, make one's own, approve, not to reject
      to receive, i.e., to take upon one's self, sustain, bear, endure
    to receive, get
    • to learn
τὸν
G3588 T-ASM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
λόγον
G3056 N-ASM
logos
something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e., Christ)
  • of speech
    • a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea
    • "what someone has said
      • a word
      • "the sayings of God"decree, mandate or order"of the moral precepts given by God"Old Testament prophecy given by the prophets"what is declared, a thought, declaration, aphorism, a weighty saying, a dictum, a maxim
      discourse
      • the act of speaking, speech
      • "the faculty of speech, skill and practice in speaking"a kind or style of speaking"a continuous speaking discourse, instruction
      doctrine, teaching"anything reported in speech; a narration, narrative"matter under discussion, thing spoken of, affair, a matter in dispute, case, suit at law"the thing spoken of or talked about; event, deed
    its use as respect to the mind alone
    • reason, the mental faculty of thinking, meditating, reasoning, calculating
    • "account, i.e., regard, consideration"account, i.e., reckoning, score"account, i.e., answer or explanation in reference to judgment"relation, i.e., with whom as judge we stand in relation
      • reason would
      reason, cause, ground
    In John, denotes the essential Word of God, Jesus Christ, the personal wisdom and power in union with God, his minister in creation and government of the universe, the cause of all the world's life both physical and ethical, which for the procurement of man's salvation put on human nature in the person of Jesus the Messiah, the second person in the Godhead, and shone for...
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
οὗτοι
G3778 D-NPM
houtos
the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)
  • this
ῥίζαν
G4491 N-ASF
rhiza
a ___%___root___%___ (literally or figuratively)
  • a root
  • "that which like a root springs from a root, a sprout, shoot"metaphorically offspring, progeny
οὐκ
G3756 PRT-N
ou
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
  • no, not
ἔχουσιν
G2192 V-PAI-3P
echō
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
  • to have, i.e., to hold
    • to have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions, etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or consider or hold as
    to have i.e., own, possess
    • external things such as pertain to property or riches or furniture or utensils or goods or food etc.
    • "used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc, of attendance or companionship
    to hold one's self or find one's self so and so, to be in such or such a condition"to hold one's self to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to
    • to be closely joined to a person or a thing
οἳ
G3739 R-NPM
hos
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
  • who, which, what, that
πρὸς
G4314 PREP
pros
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e., near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e., whither or for which it is predicated)
  • to the advantage of
  • "at, near, by"to, towards, with, with regard to
καιρὸν
G2540 N-ASM
kairos
an occasion, i.e., set or proper time
  • due measure
  • "a measure of time, a larger or smaller portion of time, hence:
    • a fixed and definite time, the time when things are brought to crisis, the decisive epoch waited for
    • "opportune or seasonable time"the right time"a limited period of time"to what time brings, the state of the times, the things and events of time
πιστεύουσιν
G4100 V-PAI-3P
pisteuō
to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e., credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
  • to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in
    • of the thing believed
      • to credit, have confidence
      in a moral or religious reference
      • used in the New Testament of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul
      • "to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith
    to entrust a thing to one, i.e., his fidelity
    • to be entrusted with a thing
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
ἐν
G1722 PREP
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
καιρῷ
G2540 N-DSM
kairos
an occasion, i.e., set or proper time
  • due measure
  • "a measure of time, a larger or smaller portion of time, hence:
    • a fixed and definite time, the time when things are brought to crisis, the decisive epoch waited for
    • "opportune or seasonable time"the right time"a limited period of time"to what time brings, the state of the times, the things and events of time
πειρασμοῦ
G3986 N-GSM
peirasmos
a putting to proof (by experiment (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity
  • an experiment, attempt, trial, proving
    • trial, proving: the trial made of you by my bodily condition, since condition served as to test the love of the Galatians toward Paul (Galatians 4:14)
    • "the trial of man's fidelity, integrity, virtue, constancy
      • an enticement to sin, temptation, whether arising from the desires or from the outward circumstances
      • "an internal temptation to sin
        • of the temptation by which the devil sought to divert Jesus the Messiah from his divine errand
        of the condition of things, or a mental state, by which we are enticed to sin, or to a lapse from the faith and holiness"adversity, affliction, trouble: sent by God and serving to test or prove one's character, faith, holiness
      temptation (i.e., trial) of God by men
      • rebellion against God, by which his power and justice are, as it were, put to the proof and challenged to show themselves
ἀφίστανται
G868 V-PNI-3P
aphistēmi
to remove, i.e., (actively) instigate to revolt; usually (reflexively) to desist, desert, etc
  • to make stand off, cause to withdraw, to remove
    • to excite to revolt
    to stand off, to stand aloof
    • to go away, to depart from anyone
    • "to desert, withdraw from one"to fall away, become faithless"to shun, flee from"to cease to vex one"to withdraw one's self from, to fall away"to keep one's self from, absent one's self from

οἱ δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς πέτρας οἳ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν μετὰ χαρᾶς δέχονται τὸν λόγον καὶ οὗτοι ῥίζαν οὐκ ἔχουσιν οἳ πρὸς καιρὸν πιστεύουσιν καὶ ἐν καιρῷ πειρασμοῦ ἀφίστανται
13
They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
Cross References

Hosea 6:4

מָה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה-לְּךָ אֶפְרַיִם מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה-לְּךָ יְהוּדָה וְחַסְדְּכֶם כַּֽעֲנַן-בֹּקֶר וְכַטַּל מַשְׁכִּים הֹלֵֽךְ׃
4
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

John 5:35

ἐκεῖνος ἦν λύχνος καιόμενος καὶ φαίνων ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠθελήσατε αγαλλιασθῆναι πρὸς ὥραν ἐν τῷ φωτὶ αὐτοῦ
35
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

Proverbs 12:12

חָמַד רָשָׁע מְצוֹד רָעִים וְשֹׁרֶשׁ צַדִּיקִים יִתֵּֽן׃
12
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

Jude 1:12

οὗτοί εἰσιν ἐν ταῖς ἀγάπαις ὑμῶν σπιλάδες συνευωχούμενοι ἀφόβως ἑαυτοὺς ποιμαίνοντες νεφέλαι ἄνυδροι ὑπὸ ἀνέμων περιφερόμεναι· δένδρα φθινοπωρινὰ ἄκαρπα δὶς ἀποθανόντα ἐκριζωθέντα
12
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

Ezekiel 33:32

וְהִנְּךָ לָהֶם כְּשִׁיר עֲגָבִים יְפֵה קוֹל וּמֵטִב נַגֵּן וְשָֽׁמְעוּ אֶת-דְּבָרֶיךָ וְעֹשִׂים אֵינָם אוֹתָֽם׃
32
And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

2 Peter 2:22

συμβέβηκεν δὲ αὐτοῖς τὸ τῆς ἀληθοῦς παροιμίας Κύων ἐπιστρέψας ἐπὶ τὸ ἴδιον ἐξέραμα καί ὗς λουσαμένη εἰς κὺλισμα βορβόρου
22
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned again; to his own vomit and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

Isaiah 58:2

וְאוֹתִי יוֹם יוֹם יִדְרֹשׁוּן וְדַעַת דְּרָכַי יֶחְפָּצוּן כְּגוֹי אֲשֶׁר-צְדָקָה עָשָׂה וּמִשְׁפַּט אֱלֹהָיו לֹא עָזָב יִשְׁאָלוּנִי מִשְׁפְּטֵי-צֶדֶק קִרְבַת אֱלֹהִים יֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃
2
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

Galatians 3:4

τοσαῦτα ἐπάθετε εἰκῇ εἴγε καὶ εἰκῇ
4
Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

James 2:26

ὥσπερ γὰρ τὸ σῶμα χωρὶς πνεύματος νεκρόν ἐστιν οὕτως καὶ πίστις χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων νεκρά ἐστιν
26
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

1 Corinthians 15:2

δι' οὗ καὶ σῴζεσθε τίνι λόγῳ εὐηγγελισάμην ὑμῖν εἰ κατέχετε ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ εἰκῇ ἐπιστεύσατε
2
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

Galatians 3:1

ἀνόητοι Γαλάται τίς ὑμᾶς ἐβάσκανεν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ μὴ πείθεσθαι οἷς κατ' ὀφθαλμοὺς Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς προεγράφη ἐν ὑμῖν ἐσταυρωμένος
1
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

Ephesians 3:17

κατοικῆσαι τὸν Χριστὸν διὰ τῆς πίστεως ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν ἐν ἀγάπῃ ἐῤῥιζωμένοι καὶ τεθεμελιωμένοι
17
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

2 Peter 2:20

εἰ γὰρ ἀποφυγόντες τὰ μιάσματα τοῦ κόσμου ἐν ἐπιγνώσει τοῦ κυρίου καὶ σωτῆρος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τούτοις δὲ πάλιν ἐμπλακέντες ἡττῶνται γέγονεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ἔσχατα χείρονα τῶν πρώτων
20
For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

John 8:30

Ταῦτα αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν
30
As he spake these words, many believed on him.

Psalms 106:12

וַיַּאֲמִינוּ בִדְבָרָיו יָשִׁירוּ תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃
12
Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.

John 12:42

ὅμως μέντοι καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἀρχόντων πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν ἀλλὰ διὰ τοὺς Φαρισαίους οὐχ ὡμολόγουν ἵνα μὴ ἀποσυνάγωγοι γένωνται·
42
Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

Matthew 13:20

δὲ ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπαρείς οὗτός ἐστιν τὸν λόγον ἀκούων καὶ εὐθὺς μετὰ χαρᾶς λαμβάνων αὐτόν
20
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

John 2:23

Ὡς δὲ ἦν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐν τῷ πάσχα ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ θεωροῦντες αὐτοῦ τὰ σημεῖα ἐποίει·
23
Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

Colossians 2:7

ἐῤῥιζωμένοι καὶ ἐποικοδομούμενοι ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ βεβαιούμενοι ἐν τῇ πίστει καθὼς ἐδιδάχθητε περισσεύοντες ἐν αὐτῇ ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ
7
Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

1 Timothy 1:19

ἔχων πίστιν καὶ ἀγαθὴν συνείδησιν ἥν τινες ἀπωσάμενοι περὶ τὴν πίστιν ἐναυάγησαν
19
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: