King James Version

Luke 19:38

Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

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λέγοντεςlegontesSayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “Saying”, an ongoing or repeated 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.SayingΕὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosBlessedεὐλογέω (eulogeō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Blessed”, a completed action with a present resultG2127(lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed.Blessedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρχόμενοςerchomenosthat comethἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that cometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.that comethβασιλεὺςbasileuskingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “king”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὀνόματιonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.the nameκυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inοὐρανῷouranōheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the to- or for-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenεἰρήνηeirēnēpeaceεἰρήνηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “peace”, the subject formG1515peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.This verse uses “peace”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδόξαdoxagloryδόξαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “glory”, the subject formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.gloryἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὑψίστοιςhupsistoishighestὕψιστος (hupsistos)adjective, superlative, dative, plural, neuter — “highest”, the to- or for-formG5310highest, most high, the heights.This verse uses “highest”.the highest

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

saying, 'blessed [is] he who is coming, a king in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

saying, Blessed is the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

Young’s Literal Translation

saying, 'blessed [is] he who is coming, a king in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.'

World English Bible

saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!”

Darby Translation

saying, Blessed the King that comes in the name of [the] Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

Douay-Rheims

Saying: Blessed be the king who cometh in the name of the Lord, peace in heaven, and glory on high!

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