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Luke 17:8

And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

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ἀλλ’allAndἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “And”G235but, except, however.Andοὐχὶouchiwill notοὐχίparticle — “will not”G3780by no means, not at all.will notἐρεῖereito 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).αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἙτοίμασονhetoimasonMake readyἑτοιμάζω (hetoimazō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Make ready”, a single actionG2090I make ready, prepare.This verse uses “make ready”.Make readyτίtiwherewithτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “wherewith”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.wherewithδειπνήσωdeipnēsōI may supδειπνέω (deipneō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “I may sup”, a single actionG1172I dine, sup, eat.I may supκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπεριζωσάμενοςperizōsamenosgird thyselfπεριζώννυμι (perizōnnumi)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “gird thyself”, a single actionG4024I gird round; mid: I gird myself, generally for active work or travel.gird thyselfδιακόνειdiakoneiand serveδιακονέω (diakoneō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “and serve”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1247I wait at table (particularly of a slave who waits on guests); I serve (generally).This verse uses “serve”.and serveμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἕωςheōstillἕωςconjunction — “till”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.tillφάγωphagōto eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).I have eatenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπίωpiōdrunkenπίνω (pinō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “drunken”, a single actionG4095I drink, imbibe.drunkenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμετὰmetaafterwardμετάpreposition — “afterward”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.afterwardταῦταtautathisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.φάγεσαιphagesaishalt eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “shalt eat”, an action still aheadG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).shalt eatκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπίεσαιpiesaidrinkπίνω (pinō)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “drink”, an action still aheadG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.drinkσύsuyouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but will not [rather] say to him, Prepare what I may sup, and having girded thyself about, minister to me, till I eat and drink, and after these things thou shalt eat and drink?

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American Standard Version (1901)

and will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

Young’s Literal Translation

but will not [rather] say to him, Prepare what I may sup, and having girded thyself about, minister to me, till I eat and drink, and after these things thou shalt eat and drink?

World English Bible

Wouldn’t he rather tell him , ‘ Prepare my supper , clothe yourself properly, and serve me while I eat and drink . Afterward you shall eat and drink ’?

Darby Translation

But will he not say to him, Prepare what I shall sup on, and gird thyself and serve me that I may eat and drink; and after that thou shalt eat and drink?

Douay-Rheims

And will not rather say to him: Make ready my supper, and gird thyself, and serve me, whilst I eat and drink, and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink?

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