King James Version

Luke 18:39

And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he may be silent” (σιγήσῃ.) before He himself here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he may be quiet” (σιωπήσῃ) before He himself here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.προάγοντεςproagontesthey which went beforeπροάγω (proagō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they which went before”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4254(a) trans: I lead forth; in the judicial sense, into court, (b) intrans. and trans: I precede, go before, (c) intrans: I go too far.they which went beforeἐπετίμωνepetimōnrebukedἐπιτιμάω (epitimaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “rebuked”, an ongoing action in the pastG2008(a) I rebuke, chide, admonish, (b) I warn.rebukedαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatσιγήσῃsigēsēhe should hold his peaceσιγάω (sigaō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he should hold his peace”, a single actionG4601intrans: I am silent, keep silence; trans: I keep secret; pass: I am kept secret.he should hold his peaceαὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.heδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πολλῷpollōso muchπολύς (polus)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “so much”, the to- or for-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.so muchμᾶλλονmallonmoreμᾶλλονadverb — “more”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “more”.the moreἔκραζενekrazento cryκράζω (krazō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to cry”, an ongoing action in the pastG2896I cry aloud, shriek.ΥἱὲhuieThou Sonυἱός (huios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Thou Son”, the calling formG5207a son, descendent.Thou SonΔαυίδdauidof DavidΔαυίδnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of David”, the of-formG1138David, King of Israel.of Davidἐλέησόνeleēsonhave mercyἐλεάω (eleaō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “have mercy”, a single actionG1653I pity, have mercy on.have mercyμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).on me

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σιωπήσῃsiōpēsēhe should hold his peaceσιωπάω (siōpaō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “he should hold his peace”, a single actionG4623I keep silence, am silent, either voluntarily or involuntarily.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and those going before were rebuking him, that he might be silent, but he was much more crying out, 'Son of David, deal kindly with me.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they that went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

Young’s Literal Translation

and those going before were rebuking him, that he might be silent, but he was much more crying out, 'Son of David, deal kindly with me.'

World English Bible

Those who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”

Darby Translation

And those [who were] going before rebuked him that he might be silent; but he cried out so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

Douay-Rheims

And they that went before, rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out much more: Son of David, have mercy on me.

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