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Luke 16:24

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andαὐτὸςautosof hisαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “of his”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of hisφωνήσαςphōnēsasto callφωνέω (phōneō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to call”, a single actionG5455I give forth a sound, hence: (a) of a cock: I crow, (b) of men: I shout, (c) trans: I call (to myself), summon; I invite, address.εἶπενeipento 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).Πάτερpaterfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “father”, the calling formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.ἈβραάμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the calling formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.ἐλέησόνeleēsonto have mercyἐλεάω (eleaō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to have mercy”, a single actionG1653I pity, have mercy on.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπέμψονpempsonto sendπέμπω (pempō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to send”, a single actionG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.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”.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.βάψῃbapsēto dipβάπτω (baptō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to dip”, a single actionG911(a) I dip, (b) I dye.This verse uses “dip”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄκρονakronendἄκρονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “end”, the object formG206the end, extremity.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δακτύλουdaktuloufingerδάκτυλος (daktulos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “finger”, the of-formG1147a finger.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὕδατοςhudatoswaterὕδωρ (hudōr)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “water”, the of-formG5204water.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.καταψύξῃkatapsuxēcoolκαταψύχω (katapsuchō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “cool”, a single actionG2711I cool, refresh.This verse uses “cool”.coolτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γλῶσσάνglōssantongueγλῶσσα (glōssa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “tongue”, the object formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).tongueμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forὀδυνῶμαιodunōmaiI am tormentedὀδυνάομαι (odunaomai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I am tormented”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3600I torment, pain; mid. and pass: I am tormented, pained; I suffer acute pain, physical or mental.I am tormentedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.φλογὶphlogiflameφλόξ (phlox)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “flame”, the to- or for-formG5395a flame.flameταύτῃtautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.

World English Bible

He cried and said , ‘ Father Abraham, have mercy on me , and send Lazarus , that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue ! For I am in anguish in this flame .’

Darby Translation

And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.

Douay-Rheims

And he cried, and said: Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, to cool my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame.

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