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Luke 10:18

And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

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εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he saidδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themἘθεώρουνetheōrounI beheldθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular — “I beheld”, an ongoing action in the pastG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.I beheldτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΣατανᾶνsatananSatanΣατανᾶς (satanas)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Satan”, the object formG4567an adversary, Satan.This verse uses “Satan”.Satanὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἀστραπὴνastrapēnlightningἀστραπή (astrapē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “lightning”, the object formG796a flash of lightning, brightness, luster.lightningἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenπεσόνταpesontato collapseπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to collapse”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he said to them, 'I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he said to them, 'I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;

World English Bible

He said to them, “ I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven .

Darby Translation

And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning falling out of heaven.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to them: I saw Satan like lightening falling from heaven.

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