King James Version

Luke 18:4

And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he was desiring [to do]” (ἤθελεν) before for here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “nor” (οὐδὲ) before man here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he desired [to do]” (ἠθέλησεν) before for here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andοὐκouknotοὐ (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”.ἐπὶepiforἐπίpreposition — “for”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.forχρόνονchronona whileχρόνος (chronos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a while”, the object formG5550time, a particular time, season.a whileμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.ταῦταtautaafterwardοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “afterward”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.afterwardδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single 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.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he saidἐνenwithinἐνpreposition — “within”G1722in, on, among.withinἑαυτῷheautōhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfΕἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.καὶkaiThoughκαίadverb — “Though”G2532and, even, also, namely.Thoughτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.φοβοῦμαιphoboumaito fearφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to fear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.This verse uses “fear”.οὐδὲoudenorοὐδέconjunction — “nor”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “nor”.norἄνθρωπονanthrōponmanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “man”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.manἐντρέπομαιentrepomaito cause shameἐντρέπω (entrepō)verb, present passive indicative, 1st person singular — “to cause shame”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1788(a) I turn to confusion, put to shame, (b) mid: I reverence, regard.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἠθέλησενēthelēsenhe wouldθέλω (thelō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he would”, an ongoing action in the pastG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he would not for a time, but after these things he said in himself, Even if God I do not fear, and man do not regard,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

Young’s Literal Translation

and he would not for a time, but after these things he said in himself, Even if God I do not fear, and man do not regard,

World English Bible

He wouldn’ t for a while ; but afterward he said to himself , ‘ Though I neither fear God nor respect man ,

Darby Translation

And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God and respect not man,

Douay-Rheims

And he would not for a long time. But afterwards he said within himself: Although I fear not God, nor regard man,

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