King James Version

Luke 17:7

But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to him” (αὐτῷ·) before Immediately here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “do recline” (ἀνάπεσε;) after having come here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “do recline yourself” (ἀνάπεσαι) after having come here.

Τίςtiswhichτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.whichδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youδοῦλονdoulona servantδοῦλος (doulos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a servant”, the object formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.a servantἔχωνechōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἀροτριῶνταarotriōntaplowingἀροτριάω (arotriaō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “plowing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG722I plow.plowingἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orποιμαίνονταpoimainontafeeding cattleποιμαίνω (poimainō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “feeding cattle”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4165I shepherd, tend, herd; hence: I rule, govern.feeding cattleὃςhosunto himὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.unto himεἰσελθόντιeiselthontiwhen he is comeεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “when he is come”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.when he is comeἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγροῦagroufieldἀγρός (agros)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “field”, the of-formG68a field, especially as bearing a crop; the country, lands, property in land, a country estate.the fieldἐρεῖereito sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, an action still aheadG3004(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 G4483 (ῥέω, utter).αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Εὐθέωςeutheōsimmediatelyεὐθέωςadverb — “immediately”G2112immediately, soon, at once.This verse uses “immediately”.παρελθὼνparelthōnGoπαρέρχομαι (parerchomai)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Go”, a single actionG3928I pass by, pass away, pass out of sight; I am rendered void, become vain, neglect, disregard.Goἀνάπεσεanapeseand sit down to meatἀναπίπτω (anapiptō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “and sit down to meat”, a single actionG377I lie down, recline (at a dinner-table), fall back upon (the breast of another person reclining at dinner).and sit down to meat

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ἀνάπεσαιanapesaiand sit down to meatἀναπίπτω (anapiptō)verb, second aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “and sit down to meat”, a single actionG377I lie down, recline (at a dinner-table), fall back upon (the breast of another person reclining at dinner).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'But, who is he of you — having a servant ploughing or feeding — who, to him having come in out of the field, will say, Having come near, recline at meat?

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American Standard Version (1901)

But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat;

Young’s Literal Translation

'But, who is he of you — having a servant ploughing or feeding — who, to him having come in out of the field, will say, Having come near, recline at meat?

World English Bible

But who is there among you , having a servant plowing or keeping sheep , that will say when he comes in from the field, ‘ Come immediately and sit down at the table’?

Darby Translation

But which of you [is there] who, having a bondman ploughing or shepherding, when he comes in out of the field, will say, Come and lie down immediately to table?

Douay-Rheims

But which of you having a servant ploughing, or feeding cattle, will say to him, when he is come from the field: Immediately go, sit down to meat:

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