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Luke 12:54

And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “from” (ἐπὶ) before [the] west here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “that” (ὅτι) before shower here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὴν) before cloud here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “from” (ἀπὸ) before [the] west here.

Ἔλεγενelegenhe saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.he saidδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλοιςochloisto the peopleὄχλος (ochlos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “to the people”, the to- or for-formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.to the peopleὍτανhotanWhenὅτανconjunction — “When”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.Whenἴδητεidēteye seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).ye seeνεφέληνnephelēna cloudνεφέλη (nephelē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a cloud”, the object formG3507a cloud.a cloudἀνατέλλουσανanatellousanriseἀνατέλλω (anatellō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “rise”, an ongoing or repeated actionG393I make to rise, I rise, shine (generally of the sun, and hence met.).riseἐπὶepiout ofἐπίpreposition — “out of”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.out ofδυσμῶνdusmōnwestδυσμή (dusmē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “west”, the of-formG1424a setting (of the sun), hence: the West.the westεὐθέωςeutheōsstraightwayεὐθέωςadverb — “straightway”G2112immediately, soon, at once.straightwayλέγετεlegeteye sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye 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”.ye sayὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Ὄμβροςombrosa showerὄμβροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a shower”, the subject formG3655a violent rain, a shower.a showerἔρχεταιerchetaito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγίνεταιginetaiit isγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.it isοὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπὸapoout ofἀπόpreposition — “out of”G575from, away from.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said also to the multitudes, 'When ye may see the cloud rising from the west, immediately ye say, A shower doth come, and it is so;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said also to the multitudes, 'When ye may see the cloud rising from the west, immediately ye say, A shower doth come, and it is so;

World English Bible

He said to the multitudes also, “ When you see a cloud rising from the west , immediately you say , ‘ A shower is coming ,’ and so it happens .

Darby Translation

And he said also to the crowds, When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower is coming; and so it happens.

Douay-Rheims

And he said also to the multitudes: When you see a cloud rising from the west, presently you say: A shower is coming: and so it happeneth:

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