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2 Timothy 4:11

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

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ΛουκᾶςloukasLukeΛουκᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Luke”, the subject formG3065Lucas, Luke, Christian physician and writer of the Third Gospel and Acts.This verse uses “Luke”.Lukeἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isμόνοςmonosaloneμόνοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “alone”, the subject formG3441only, solitary, desolate.μετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meΜᾶρκονmarkonMarkΜᾶρκος (markos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Mark”, the object formG3138Mark, who also had the Hebrew name John, son of Mary, nephew of Barnabas, coadjutor of Barnabas, Paul, and Peter.Markἀναλαβὼνanalabōnto take upἀναλαμβάνω (analambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to take up”, a single actionG353I take up, raise; I pick up, take on board; I carry off, lead away.This verse uses “take up”.ἄγεageand bring himἄγω (agō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “and bring him”, an ongoing or repeated actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.and bring himμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withσεαυτοῦseautouyourselfσεαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “yourself”, the of-formG4572Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).theeἔστινestinhe isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.he isγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).to meεὔχρηστοςeuchrēstoshelpfulεὔχρηστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “helpful”, the subject formG2173useful, serviceable, very profitable.εἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forδιακονίανdiakonianministryδιακονία (diakonia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “ministry”, the object formG1248waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration.the ministry

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Lukas only is with me; Markus having taken, bring with thyself, for he is profitable to me for ministration;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for ministering.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lukas only is with me; Markus having taken, bring with thyself, for he is profitable to me for ministration;

World English Bible

Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.

Darby Translation

Luke alone is with me. Take Mark, and bring [him] with thyself, for he is serviceable to me for ministry.

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