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Luke 2:44

But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in” (ἐν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

νομίσαντεςnomisantesthey, supposingνομίζω (nomizō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they, supposing”, a single actionG3543I practice, hold by custom; I deem, think, consider, suppose.they, supposingδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).to have beenἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.συνοδίᾳsunodiacompanyσυνοδίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “company”, the to- or for-formG4923a company traveling together, a caravan.the companyἦλθονēlthonwentἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “went”, a single actionG2064I come, go.wentἡμέραςhēmerasa day'sἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “a day's”, the of-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.a day'sὁδὸνhodonjourneyὁδός (hodos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “journey”, the object formG3598a way, road, journey, path.This verse uses “journey”.journeyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀνεζήτουνanezētounthey soughtἀναζητέω (anazēteō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they sought”, an ongoing action in the pastG327I seek out, search for (implying the difficulty of the task).they soughtαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.συγγενεῦσινsungeneusintheir kinsfolkσυγγενής (sungenēs)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “their kinsfolk”, the to- or for-formG4773akin to, related; subst: fellow countryman, kinsman.their kinsfolkκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γνωστοῖςgnōstoisacquaintanceγνωστός (gnōstos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “acquaintance”, the to- or for-formG1110known, an acquaintance.acquaintance

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ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,

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American Standard Version (1901)

but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance:

Young’s Literal Translation

and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,

World English Bible

but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey; and they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances.

Darby Translation

but, supposing him to be in the company that journeyed together, they went a day's journey, and sought him among their relations and acquaintances:

Douay-Rheims

And thinking that he was in the company, they came a day’s journey, and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance.

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