King James Version

Luke 19:3

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐζήτειezēteihe soughtζητέω (zēteō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he sought”, an ongoing action in the pastG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.he soughtἰδεῖνideinto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).to seeτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusτίςtiswhoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.whoἐστινestinhe wasεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he was”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.he wasκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἠδύνατοēdunatobe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be able”, an ongoing action in the pastG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.ἀπὸapoforἀπόpreposition — “for”G575from, away from.forτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλουochloupressὄχλος (ochlos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “press”, the of-formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.the pressὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡλικίᾳhēlikiaof statureἡλικίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “of stature”, the to- or for-formG2244age, term of life; full age, maturity; stature.This verse uses “stature”.of statureμικρὸςmikrossmallμικρόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “small”, the subject formG3398little, small.This verse uses “small”.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he was seeking to see Jesus, who he is, and was not able for the multitude, because in stature he was small,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he was seeking to see Jesus, who he is, and was not able for the multitude, because in stature he was small,

World English Bible

He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn’t because of the crowd, because he was short.

Darby Translation

And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was little in stature.

Douay-Rheims

And he sought to see Jesus who he was, and he could not for the crowd, because he was low of stature.

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