King James Version

Luke 13:8

And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “manure” (κόπρια·) after may put here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “manure” (κόπριαν) after may put 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”.Andἀποκριθεὶςapokritheishe answeringἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he answering”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.he answeringλέγειlegeisaidλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, 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.saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordἄφεςaphesletἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “let”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.letαὐτὴνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔτοςetosyearἔτοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “year”, the object formG2094a year.ἕωςheōstillἕωςpreposition — “till”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.tillὅτουhotouwhoὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “who”, the of-formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.σκάψωskapsōI shall digσκάπτω (skaptō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “I shall dig”, a single actionG4626I dig, excavate.I shall digπερὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.aboutαὐτὴνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβάλωbalōdungβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “dung”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.dungκόπριαkopriamanureκόπριον (koprion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “manure”, the object formG2874manure; a dung-hill.

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κόπριανkoprianmanureκοπρία (kopria)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “manure”, the object formG2874manure; a dung-hill.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And he answering saith to him, Sir, suffer it also this year, till that I may dig about it, and cast in dung;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

Young’s Literal Translation

'And he answering saith to him, Sir, suffer it also this year, till that I may dig about it, and cast in dung;

World English Bible

He answered , ‘ Lord , leave it alone this year also , until I dig around it and fertilize it .

Darby Translation

But he answering says to him, Sir, let it alone for this year also, until I shall dig about it and put dung,

Douay-Rheims

But he answering, said to him: Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig about it, and dung it.

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