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Luke 12:48

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notγνοὺςgnousto knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to know”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.ποιήσαςpoiēsasdid commitποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “did commit”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.did commitδὲdestripes. Forδέconjunction — “stripes. For”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.stripes. Forἄξιαaxiaworthyἄξιος (axios)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “worthy”, the object formG514worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable.This verse uses “worthy”.πληγῶνplēgōnplagueπληγή (plēgē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “plague”, the of-formG4127a blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague.δαρήσεταιdarēsetaito beat upδέρω (derō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to beat up”, an action still aheadG1194I flay, flog, scourge, beat.This verse uses “beat”.ὀλίγαςoligaslittleὀλίγος (oligos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “little”, the object formG3641(a) especially in plur: few, (b) in sing: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little.παντὶpantiallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ᾧhōunto whomsoeverὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto whomsoever”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.unto whomsoeverἐδόθηedothēis givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is given”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.is givenπολύpolushall be muchπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “shall be much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.shall be muchπολὺpolumuchπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.muchζητηθήσεταιzētēthēsetaito seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to seek”, an action still aheadG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.παρ’parfrom withπαρά (para)preposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.αὐτοῦautouof himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ᾧhōwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.παρέθεντοparethentoto set beforeπαρατίθημι (paratithēmi)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to set before”, a single actionG3908(a) I set (especially a meal) before, serve, (b) act. and mid: I deposit with, entrust to, (c) I bring forward, quote as evidence.This verse uses “set before”.πολύpolumuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.περισσότερονperissoteronmoreπερισσότερος (perissoteros)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, neuter — “more”, the object formG4055greater, more, even more, more abundantly.This verse uses “more”.the moreαἰτήσουσινaitēsousinto askαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to ask”, an action still aheadG154I ask, request, petition, demand.This verse uses “ask”.αὐτόνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes . And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

but he who didn’ t know , and did things worthy of stripes , will be beaten with few stripes . To whomever much is given , of him will much be required ; and to whom much was entrusted , of him more will be asked.

Darby Translation

but he who knew [it] not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom [men] have committed much, they will ask from him the more.

Douay-Rheims

But he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And unto whomsoever much is given, of him much shall be required: and to whom they have committed much, of him they will demand the more.

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