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Luke 19:33

And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?

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λυόντωνluontōnwere loosingλύω (luō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “were loosing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3089(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.were loosingδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτῶνautōnthereofαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “thereof”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thereofτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πῶλονpōloncoltπῶλος (pōlos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “colt”, the object formG4454a colt, young ass, foal.the coltεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοιkurioilordκύριος (kurios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.αὐτούςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.λύετεlueteto looseλύω (luō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to loose”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3089(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.This verse uses “loose”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πῶλονpōloncoltπῶλος (pōlos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “colt”, the object formG4454a colt, young ass, foal.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, 'Why loose ye the colt?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?

Young’s Literal Translation

and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, 'Why loose ye the colt?'

World English Bible

As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

Darby Translation

And as they were loosing the colt, its masters said to them, Why loose ye the colt?

Douay-Rheims

And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said to them: Why loose you the colt?

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