King James Version
Luke 13:20
And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.againεἶπενeipento 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 saidΤίνιtiniWhereuntoτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “Whereunto”, the to- or for-formG5101who, which, what, why.Whereuntoὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōshall I likenὁμοιόω (homoioō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “shall I liken”, an action still aheadG3666I make like, liken; I compare.This verse uses “liken”.shall I likenτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείανbasileiankingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the object formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And again he said, 'To what shall I liken the reign of God?
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American Standard Version (1901)
And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
Young’s Literal Translation
And again he said, 'To what shall I liken the reign of God?
World English Bible
Again he said, “ To what shall I compare God ’s Kingdom?
Darby Translation
And again he said, To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?
Douay-Rheims
And again he said: Whereunto shall I esteem the kingdom of God to be like?
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