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Luke 16:27

Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:

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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).he saidδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἘρωτῶerōtōI prayἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I pray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.I prayσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeπάτερpaterfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “father”, the calling formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.fatherἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatπέμψῃςpempsēsthou wouldest sendπέμπω (pempō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou wouldest send”, a single actionG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.thou wouldest sendαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἶκονoikonhouseοἶκος (oikos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “house”, the object formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.houseτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρόςpatrosfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And he said, I pray thee, then, father, that thou mayest send him to the house of my father,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house;

Young’s Literal Translation

'And he said, I pray thee, then, father, that thou mayest send him to the house of my father,

World English Bible

“ He said , ‘ I ask you therefore , father , that you would send him to my father ’s house —

Darby Translation

And he said, I beseech thee then, father, that thou wouldest send him to the house of my father,

Douay-Rheims

And he said: Then, father, I beseech thee, that thou wouldst send him to my father’s house, for I have five brethren,

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