King James Version
Luke 17:5
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).saidοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπόστολοιapostoloiapostleἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “apostle”, the subject formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίῳkuriōunto the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto the Lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.unto the LordΠρόσθεςprosthesIncreaseπροστίθημι (prostithēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Increase”, a single actionG4369I place (put) to, add; I do again.IncreaseἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ourπίστινpistinfaithπίστις (pistis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “faith”, the object formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.This verse uses “faith”.faith
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And the apostles said to the Lord, 'Add to us faith;'
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American Standard Version (1901)
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.
Young’s Literal Translation
And the apostles said to the Lord, 'Add to us faith;'
World English Bible
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
Darby Translation
And the apostles said to the Lord, Give more faith to us.
Douay-Rheims
And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith.
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