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Luke 14:23

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento 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).saidὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δοῦλονdoulonservantδοῦλος (doulos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “servant”, the object formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.the servantἜξελθεexeltheGo outἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Go out”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.This verse uses “go out”.Go outεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδοὺςhodoushighwaysὁδός (hodos)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “highways”, the object formG3598a way, road, journey, path.the highwaysκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφραγμοὺςphragmoushedgesφραγμός (phragmos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “hedges”, the object formG5418a hedge, fence, partition.hedgesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀνάγκασονanankasoncompelἀναγκάζω (anankazō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “compel”, a single actionG315I force, compel, constrain, urge.This verse uses “compel”.compelεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinto them to come inεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to them to come in”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.This verse uses “come in”.them to come inἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatγεμισθῇgemisthēmay be filledγεμίζω (gemizō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “may be filled”, a single actionG1072I fill, load.may be filledμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οἶκοςoikoshouseοἶκοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “house”, the subject formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And the lord said unto the servant, Go forth to the ways and hedges, and constrain to come in, that my house may be filled;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the lord said unto the servant, Go forth to the ways and hedges, and constrain to come in, that my house may be filled;

World English Bible

“ The lord said to the servant , ‘ Go out into the highways and hedges , and compel them to come in , that my house may be filled .

Darby Translation

And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord said to the servant: Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

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