King James Version

Luke 13:4

Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “eighteen” (δεκαοκτὼ) before on here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “these” (αὐτοὶ) before debtors here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “who” (τοὺς) before are dwelling here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “eighteen” (δέκα) before on here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “these” (οὗτοι) before debtors here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in” (ἐν) before in Jerusalem here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἢēOrἤconjunction — “Or”G2228or, than.Orἐκεῖνοιekeinoithoseἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “those”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.thoseοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δεκαοκτὼdekaoktōandδεκαοκτώadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “and”, the subject formG3638eight.andἐφ’ephuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.οὓςhouswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἔπεσενepesento collapseπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to collapse”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πύργοςpurgostowerπύργοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “tower”, the subject formG4444a tower, fortified structure.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ΣιλωὰμsilōamSiloamΣιλωάμnoun, dative, singular, masculine — “Siloam”, the to- or for-formG4611Siloam, a spring within the walls, in the south-east corner of Jerusalem.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀπέκτεινενapekteinento killἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to kill”, a single actionG615I put to death, kill; fig: I abolish.This verse uses “kill”.αὐτούςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.δοκεῖτεdokeiteto thinkδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to think”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.This verse uses “think”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.αὐτοὶautoiheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὀφειλέταιopheiletaidebtorὀφειλέτης (opheiletēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “debtor”, the subject formG3781(a) a debtor, one who owes, one who is indebted, (b) one who has sinned against another (an Aramaism), a sinner.ἐγένοντοegenontoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.παρὰparafrom withπαράpreposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.πάνταςpantasallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousa humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “a human”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasto dwellκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to dwell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.ἸερουσαλήμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalem

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δέκαdekaeighteenδέκαadjective; adjective — “eighteen”G1176ten.οὗτοιhoutoitheyοὗτος (houtos)personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “they”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; think ye that these became debtors beyond all men who are dwelling in Jerusalem?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them, think ye that they were offenders above all the men that dwell in Jerusalem?

Young’s Literal Translation

'Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, and killed them; think ye that these became debtors beyond all men who are dwelling in Jerusalem?

World English Bible

Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them — do you think that they were worse offenders than all the men who dwell in Jerusalem ?

Darby Translation

Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, think ye that they were debtors beyond all the men who dwell in Jerusalem?

Douay-Rheims

Or those eighteen upon whom the tower fell in Siloe, and slew them: think you, that they also were debtors above all the men that dwelt in Jerusalem?

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