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Luke 16:19

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

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Ἄνθρωποςanthrōposmanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.manδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.πλούσιοςplousiosrichπλούσιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “rich”, the subject formG4145rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man.καὶkaiwhichκαίconjunction — “which”G2532and, even, also, namely.whichἐνεδιδύσκετοenedidusketowas clothedἐνδιδύσκω (endiduskō)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “was clothed”, an ongoing action in the pastG1737(somewhat rare) (of clothing: I put on another); mid: I put on (myself).was clothedπορφύρανporphuranin purpleπορφύρα (porphura)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “in purple”, the object formG4209a purple garment, indicating power or wealth.in purpleκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβύσσονbussonfine linenβύσσος (bussos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “fine linen”, the object formG1040fine linen, cotton.This verse uses “fine linen”.fine linenεὐφραινόμενοςeuphrainomenosand faredεὐφραίνω (euphrainō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “and fared”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2165I cheer, make glad; generally mid. or pass: I am glad, make merry, revel, feast.and faredκαθ’katheveryκατά (kata)preposition — “every”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.everyἡμέρανhēmerandayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “day”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dayλαμπρῶςlamprōsmagnificentlyλαμπρῶςadverb — “magnificently”G2988magnificently, sumptuously, splendidly.This verse uses “magnificently”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And — a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:

Young’s Literal Translation

'And — a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,

World English Bible

“ Now there was a certain rich man , and he was clothed in purple and fine linen , living in luxury every day .

Darby Translation

Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.

Douay-Rheims

There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen; and feasted sumptuously every day.

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