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Luke 11:5

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento 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 saidπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themΤίςtisWhichτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Which”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.Whichἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youἕξειhexeishall haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall have”, an action still aheadG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.shall haveφίλονphilona friendφίλος (philos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “a friend”, the object formG5384friendly; subst: a friend, an associate.This verse uses “a friend”.a friendκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπορεύσεταιporeusetaishall goπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall go”, an action still aheadG4198I travel, journey, go, die.shall goπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himμεσονυκτίουmesonuktiouat midnightμεσονύκτιον (mesonuktion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “at midnight”, the of-formG3317midnight, the middle of the period between sunset and sunrise.at midnightκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἴπῃeipēsayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “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).sayαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΦίλεphileFriendφίλος (philos)adjective, vocative, singular, masculine — “Friend”, the calling formG5384friendly; subst: a friend, an associate.Friendχρῆσόνchrēsonlendκίχρημι (kichrēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “lend”, a single actionG5531I lend.lendμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meτρεῖςtreisthreeτρεῖςadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “three”, the object formG5140three.threeἄρτουςartousloavesἄρτος (artos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “loaves”, the object formG740bread, a loaf, food.loaves

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said unto them, 'Who of you shall have a friend, and shall go on unto him at midnight, and may say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves;

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said unto them, 'Who of you shall have a friend, and shall go on unto him at midnight, and may say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves,

World English Bible

He said to them, “ Which of you , if you go to a friend at midnight and tell him , ‘ Friend , lend me three loaves of bread,

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Who among you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight and say to him, Friend, let me have three loaves,

Douay-Rheims

And he said to them: Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and shall say to him: Friend, lend me three loaves,

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