King James Version

Luke 18:13

And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “but” (δὲ) before tax collector here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “into” (εἰς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τελώνηςtelōnēspublicanτελώνηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “publican”, the subject formG5057a publican, collector of taxes.the publicanμακρόθενmakrothenafar offμακρόθενadverb — “afar off”G3113from a (long) distance, afar.afar offἑστὼςhestōsto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἤθελενēthelento willθέλω (thelō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to will”, an ongoing action in the pastG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.οὐδὲoudeso much asοὐδέadverb — “so much as”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.so much asτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmoushis eyesὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “his eyes”, the object formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.his eyesἐπᾶραιeparaito lift upἐπαίρω (epairō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to lift up”, a single actionG1869I raise, lift up.This verse uses “lift up”.εἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανόνouranonheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the object formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἔτυπτεetuptesmoteτύπτω (tuptō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “smote”, an ongoing action in the pastG5180I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment.smoteτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.στῆθοςstēthosbreastστῆθοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “breast”, the object formG4738the breast, chest.breastαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated 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.sayingὉhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεόςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godἱλάσθητίhilasthētibe mercifulἱλάσκομαι (hilaskomai)verb, aorist passive imperative, 2nd person singular — “be merciful”, a single actionG2433(a) I have mercy on, show favor to, (b) trans. with object of sins: I forgive, pardon.be mercifulμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).to meτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτωλῷhamartōlōa sinnerἁμαρτωλός (hamartōlos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “a sinner”, the to- or for-formG268sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable.This verse uses “a sinner”.a sinner

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.εἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And the tax-gatherer, having stood afar off, would not even the eyes lift up to the heaven, but was smiting on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me — the sinner!

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the tax-gatherer, having stood afar off, would not even the eyes lift up to the heaven, but was smiting on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me — the sinner!

World English Bible

But the tax collector , standing far away , wouldn’ t even lift up his eyes to heaven , but beat his chest , saying , ‘ God , be merciful to me , a sinner!’

Darby Translation

And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, have compassion on me, the sinner.

Douay-Rheims

And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O god, be merciful to me a sinner.

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