King James Version

Luke 11:2

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase before should be: ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοις,. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase after You: γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου ὡς ἐν οὐρανῳ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς·.

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 themὍτανhotanWhenὅτανconjunction — “When”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.Whenπροσεύχησθεproseuchēstheye prayπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye pray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.This verse uses “pray”.ye prayλέγετεlegetesayλέγω (legō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “say”, an ongoing or repeated 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”.sayΠάτερpaterFatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Father”, the calling formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.FatherἁγιασθήτωhagiasthētōHallowed beἁγιάζω (hagiazō)verb, aorist passive imperative, 3rd person singular — “Hallowed be”, a single actionG37I make holy, treat as holy, set apart as holy, sanctify, hallow, purify.Hallowed beτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄνομάonomanameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.nameσουsouThyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “Thy”, the of-formG4771you.Thyἐλθέτωelthetōcomeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.comeἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.σουsouThyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “Thy”, the of-formG4771you.Thy

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ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὁhowhichὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenart inἐνpreposition — “art in”G1722in, on, among.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοιςouranoisheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.γενηθήτωgenēthētōbe doneγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist deponent imperative, 3rd person singular — “be done”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θέλημάthelēmawillθέλημαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “will”, the subject formG2307an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.This verse uses “will”.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ὡςhōsasὡςparticle — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.οὐρανῳouranōheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.καὶkaisoκαίconjunction — “so”G2532and, even, also, namely.ἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said to them, 'When ye may pray, say ye: Our Father who art in the heavens; hallowed be Thy name: Thy reign come; Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on earth;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said to them, 'When ye may pray, say ye: Our Father who art in the heavens; hallowed be Thy name: Thy reign come; Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on earth;

World English Bible

He said to them, “ When you pray , say , ‘ Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your Kingdom come . May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Darby Translation

And he said to them, When ye pray, say, Father, thy name be hallowed; thy kingdom come;

Douay-Rheims

And he said to them: When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.

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