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Luke 11:1

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐγένετοegenetoit came to passγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it came to pass”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.it came to passἐνenthat, asἐνpreposition — “that, as”G1722in, on, among.that, asτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).wasαὐτὸνautonof hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “of his”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of hisἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τόπῳtopōplaceτόπος (topos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “place”, the to- or for-formG5117a place, region, seat; an opportunity.τινὶtinioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “one”, the to- or for-formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.προσευχόμενονproseuchomenonto prayπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to pray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.This verse uses “pray”.to prayὡςhōswhichὡςconjunction — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ἐπαύσατοepausatoto ceaseπαύω (pauō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to cease”, a single actionG3973(a) act: I cause to cease, restrain, hinder, (b) mid: I cease, stop, leave off.εἶπένeipento 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).τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μαθητῶνmathētōndisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the of-formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.αὐτόνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Κύριεkurielordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.δίδαξονdidaxonto teachδιδάσκω (didaskō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to teach”, a single actionG1321I teach, direct, admonish.ἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).προσεύχεσθαιproseuchesthaito prayπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to pray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.This verse uses “pray”.καθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.ἐδίδαξενedidaxento teachδιδάσκω (didaskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to teach”, a single actionG1321I teach, direct, admonish.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μαθητὰςmathētasdiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the object formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, 'Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, 'Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.'

World English Bible

When he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”

Darby Translation

And it came to pass as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass, that as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

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