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Luke 16:23

In Luke 16 of Luke.

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸν) before Abraham here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ᾅδῃhadēhellᾅδης (hadēs)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “hell”, the to- or for-formG86Hades, the unseen world.hellἐπάραςeparashe lift upἐπαίρω (epairō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he lift up”, a single actionG1869I raise, lift up.This verse uses “lift up”.he lift upτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmouseyesὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “eyes”, the object formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.eyesαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisὑπάρχωνhuparchōnto beὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.βασάνοιςbasanoistormentβάσανος (basanos)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “torment”, the to- or for-formG931torture, torment, examination by torture.This verse uses “torment”.ὁρᾷhorato seeὁράω (horaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.ἈβραὰμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the object formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.μακρόθενmakrothenfrom afarμακρόθενadverb — “from afar”G3113from a (long) distance, afar.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ΛάζαρονlazaronLazarusΛάζαρος (lazaros)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Lazarus”, the object formG2976Lazarus, Eliezer, (a) the beggar, (b) the brother of Martha and Mary, of Bethany.This verse uses “Lazarus”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κόλποιςkolpoisbosomκόλπος (kolpos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “bosom”, the to- or for-formG2859(a) sing. and plur: bosom; (sinus) the overhanging fold of the garment used as a pocket, (b) a bay, gulf.This verse uses “bosom”.bosomαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

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τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Young’s Literal Translation

and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom,

World English Bible

In Hades, he lifted up his eyes , being in torment, and saw Abraham far off , and Lazarus at his bosom .

Darby Translation

And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Douay-Rheims

And lifting up his eyes when he was in torments, he saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom:

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