King James Version

Luke 14:18

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “going out” (ἐξελθὼν) before see here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to go forth and” (ἐξελθεῖν καὶ) before see here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἤρξαντοērxantoconsent beganἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “consent began”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.consent beganἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.μιᾶςmiasoneεἷς (heis)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “one”, the of-formG1520one.πάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.παραιτεῖσθαιparaiteisthaito make excuseπαραιτέομαι (paraiteomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to make excuse”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3868I beg off, make excuse, deprecate, refuse, reject, decline, shun, avoid.This verse uses “make excuse”.to make excuseὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρῶτοςprōtosfirstπρῶτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.The firstεἶπενeipento 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).saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἈγρὸνagrona piece of groundἀγρός (agros)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a piece of ground”, the object formG68a field, especially as bearing a crop; the country, lands, property in land, a country estate.a piece of groundἠγόρασαēgorasato buyἀγοράζω (agorazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to buy”, a single actionG59I buy.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔχωechōI mustἔχωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I must”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.I mustἀνάγκηνanankēnneedsἀνάγκη (anankē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “needs”, the object formG318necessity, constraint, compulsion; there is need to; force, violence.needsἐξελθὼνexelthōngoἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “go”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.goἰδεῖνideinto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to 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).seeαὐτόνautonitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἐρωτῶerōtōI prayἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I pray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.I prayσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeἔχεechehaveἔχω (echō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.haveμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meπαρῃτημένονparētēmenonexcusedπαραιτέομαι (paraiteomai)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “excused”, a completed action with a present resultG3868I beg off, make excuse, deprecate, refuse, reject, decline, shun, avoid.excused

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐξελθεῖνexeltheingoἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, second aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “go”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And they began with one consent all to excuse themselves: The first said to him, A field I bought, and I have need to go forth and see it; I beg of thee, have me excused.

World English Bible

They all as one began to make excuses . “ The first said to him , ‘ I have bought a field, and I must go and see it . Please have me excused .’

Darby Translation

And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused.

Douay-Rheims

And they began all at once to make excuse. The first said to him: I have bought a farm, and I must needs go out and see it: I pray thee, hold me excused.

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