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Luke 12:14

And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “a judge” (κριτὴν) before or here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “a magistrate” (δικαστὴν) before or here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.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 saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἌνθρωπεanthrōpeManἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Man”, the calling formG444a man, one of the human race.Manτίςtiswhoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.whoμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meκατέστησενkatestēsento appointκαθίστημι (kathistēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to appoint”, a single actionG2525I set down, bring down to a place; I set in order, appoint, make, constitute.This verse uses “appoint”.κριτὴνkritēna judgeκριτής (kritēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a judge”, the object formG2923a judge, magistrate, ruler.a judgeἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orμεριστὴνmeristēna dividerμεριστής (meristēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a divider”, the object formG3312a divider, partitioner, distributor.This verse uses “a divider”.a dividerἐφ’ephoverἐπί (epi)preposition — “over”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.overὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.you

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δικαστὴνdikastēna judgeδικαστής (dikastēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a judge”, the object formG1348a judge.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said to him, 'Man, who set me a judge or a divider over you?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said to him, 'Man, who set me a judge or a divider over you?'

World English Bible

But he said to him, “ Man , who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you ?”

Darby Translation

But he said to him, Man, who established me [as] a judge or a divider over you?

Douay-Rheims

But he said to him: Man, who hath appointed me judge, or divider, over you?

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