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Luke 14:8

When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;

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ὍτανhotanWhenὅτανconjunction — “When”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.Whenκληθῇςklēthēsthou art biddenκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou art bidden”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.thou art biddenὑπόhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτινοςtinosanyτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “any”, the of-formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.anyεἰςeisman toεἰςpreposition — “man to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.man toγάμουςgamousa weddingγάμος (gamos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “a wedding”, the object formG1062a marriage, wedding, wedding-ceremony; plur: a wedding-feast.This verse uses “wedding”.a weddingμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notκατακλιθῇςkataklithēsdownκατακλίνω (kataklinō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “down”, a single actionG2625I cause to recline at table; mid. and pass: I recline at table.downεἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πρωτοκλισίανprōtoklisianhighest roomπρωτοκλισία (prōtoklisia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “highest room”, the object formG4411the chief place at a banquet or table.the highest roomμήποτεmēpotelest + πότε=whenμήποτεconjunction — “lest + πότε=when”G3379Strong’s files this form under G4218 (ποτέ).lestἐντιμότερόςentimoterosa more honourable manἔντιμος (entimos)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, masculine — “a more honourable man”, the subject formG1784(held precious, hence) precious, honored, honorable in rank.a more honourable manσουsouthan thouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “than thou”, the of-formG4771you.than thouᾖēbeεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.beκεκλημένοςkeklēmenosbiddenκαλέω (kaleō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “bidden”, a completed action with a present resultG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.biddenὑπ’hupofὑπό (hupo)preposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,

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American Standard Version (1901)

When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,

Young’s Literal Translation

'When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him,

World English Bible

“ When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast , don’ t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honorable than you might be invited by him ,

Darby Translation

When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,

Douay-Rheims

When thou art invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps one more honourable than thou be invited by him:

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