King James Version

Luke 18:36

And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.

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ἀκούσαςakousashearingἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “hearing”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.hearingδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὄχλουochloumultitudeὄχλος (ochlos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “multitude”, the of-formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.the multitudeδιαπορευομένουdiaporeuomenoupass byδιαπορεύομαι (diaporeuomai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “pass by”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1279I journey through (past).pass byἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetohe askedπυνθάνομαι (punthanomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he asked”, an ongoing action in the pastG4441I ask, inquire, ascertain by inquiry, understand.he askedτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatεἴηeiēmeantεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active optative, 3rd person singular — “meant”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.meantτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having heard a multitude going by, he was inquiring what this may be,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having heard a multitude going by, he was inquiring what this may be,

World English Bible

Hearing a multitude going by, he asked what this meant.

Darby Translation

And when he heard the crowd passing, he inquired what this might be.

Douay-Rheims

And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this meant.

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