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Luke 14:7

And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

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Ἔλεγενelegenhe put forthλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he put forth”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.he put forthδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κεκλημένουςkeklēmenousthose which were biddenκαλέω (kaleō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “those which were bidden”, a completed action with a present resultG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.those which were biddenπαραβολήνparabolēnparableπαραβολή (parabolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “parable”, the object formG3850(a) a comparison, (b) a parable, often of those uttered by our Lord, (c) a proverb, an adage.ἐπέχωνepechōnwhen he markedἐπέχω (epechō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he marked”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1907(a) trans: I hold forth, (b) intrans: I mark, pay attention (heed), note; I delay, stay, wait.when he markedπῶςpōshowπῶςconjunction — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πρωτοκλισίαςprōtoklisiaschief roomsπρωτοκλισία (prōtoklisia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “chief rooms”, the object formG4411the chief place at a banquet or table.the chief roomsἐξελέγοντοexelegontoto selectἐκλέγομαι (eklegomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to select”, an ongoing action in the pastG1586I pick out for myself, choose, elect, select.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.them

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

Young’s Literal Translation

And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,

World English Bible

He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

Darby Translation

And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,

Douay-Rheims

And he spoke a parable also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

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