King James Version

Luke 11:8

I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.

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λέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I 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”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.καὶkaiThoughκαίadverb — “Though”G2532and, even, also, namely.Thoughοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notδώσειdōseiand giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.and giveαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἀναστὰςanastashe will riseἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he will rise”, a single actionG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.he will riseδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object 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).φίλονphilonfriendlyφίλος (philos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “friendly”, the object formG5384friendly; subst: a friend, an associate.This verse uses “friendly”.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himδιάdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.γεgeindeedγέparticle — “indeed”G1065an enclitic, emphasizing particle: at least, indeed, really, but generally too subtle to be represented in English.This verse uses “indeed”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀναίδειανanaideianshamelessnesἀναίδεια (anaideia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “shamelessnes”, the object formG335shamelessness, shameless persistence (e.g. in greed).αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐγερθεὶςegertheisto ariseἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to arise”, a single actionG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.δώσειdōseito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὅσωνhosōnas many asὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “as many as”, the of-formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.as many asχρῄζειchrēzeihe needethχρῄζω (chrēzō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he needeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5535I need, have need of, want, desire.he needeth

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'I say to you, even if he will not give to him, having risen, because of his being his friend, yet because of his importunity, having risen, he will give him as many as he doth need;

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American Standard Version (1901)

I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him as many as he needeth.

Young’s Literal Translation

'I say to you, even if he will not give to him, having risen, because of his being his friend, yet because of his importunity, having risen, he will give him as many as he doth need;

World English Bible

I tell you , although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend , yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs .

Darby Translation

— I say to you, Although he will not get up and give [them] to him because he is his friend, because of his shamelessness, at any rate, he will rise and give him as many as he wants.

Douay-Rheims

Yet if he shall continue knocking, I say to you, although he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he will rise, and give him as many as he needeth.

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