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Luke 19:11

And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

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Ἀκουόντωνakouontōnheardἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “heard”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.heardδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.heταῦταtautathisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.προσθεὶςprostheisto addπροστίθημι (prostithēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to add”, a single actionG4369I place (put) to, add; I do again.This verse uses “add”.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).παραβολὴνparabolēnparableπαραβολή (parabolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “parable”, the object formG3850(a) a comparison, (b) a parable, often of those uttered by our Lord, (c) a proverb, an adage.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐγγὺςengusnighἐγγύςpreposition — “nigh”G1451near.nighεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).Ἰερουσαλὴμierousalēmto JerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “to Jerusalem”, the of-formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.to Jerusalemαὐτὸνautonbecause theyαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “because they”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “they”.because theyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.δοκεῖνdokeinto thoughtδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active infinitive — “to thought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.thoughtαὐτοὺςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaimmediatelyπαραχρῆμαadverb — “immediately”G3916instantly, immediately, on the spot.This verse uses “immediately”.immediatelyμέλλειmelleito ensueμέλλω (mellō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to ensue”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3195I intend, am about to; I delay, linger.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαbasileiakingdomβασιλείαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the subject formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἀναφαίνεσθαιanaphainesthaito appearἀναφαίνω (anaphainō)verb, present passive infinitive — “to appear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG398(a) a nautical term: I sight (a place), (b) mid: I appear (as it were, out of the unseen), (c) I bring to light, make to appear.appear

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.

Young’s Literal Translation

And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.

World English Bible

As they heard these things, he went on and told a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that God’s Kingdom would be revealed immediately.

Darby Translation

But as they were listening to these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God was about to be immediately manifested.

Douay-Rheims

As they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately be manifested.

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