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Luke 12:13

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

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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).saidδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλουochloucrowdὄχλος (ochlos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “crowd”, the of-formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΔιδάσκαλεdidaskaleMasterδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Master”, the calling formG1320a teacher, master.Masterεἰπὲeipespeakλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “speak”, 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 “speak”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).speakτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφῷadelphōbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the to- or for-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brotherμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).μερίσασθαιmerisasthaito that he divideμερίζω (merizō)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to that he divide”, a single actionG3307I divide into parts, divide, part, share, distribute; mid: I share, take part in a partitioning; I distract.This verse uses “divide”.that he divideμετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κληρονομίανklēronomianinheritanceκληρονομία (klēronomia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “inheritance”, the object formG2817an inheritance, an heritage, regularly the gift of God to His chosen people, in the Old Testament: the Promised Land, in NT a possession viewed in one sense as present, in another as future; a share, participation.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, 'Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.

Young’s Literal Translation

And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, 'Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.'

World English Bible

One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

Darby Translation

And a person said to him out of the crowd, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.

Douay-Rheims

And one of the multitude said to him: Master, speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me.

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