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Luke 2:48

And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδόντεςidontesseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “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).when they sawαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐξεπλάγησανexeplagēsanthey were amazedἐκπλήσσομαι (ekplēssomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they were amazed”, a single actionG1605I strike with panic or shock; I amaze, astonish.they were amazedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento 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).saidπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μήτηρmētērmotherμήτηρnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “mother”, the subject formG3384a mother.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ΤέκνονteknonSonτέκνονnoun, vocative, singular, neuter — “Son”, the calling formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.Sonτίtiwhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.whyἐποίησαςepoiēsashast thouποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “hast thou”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.hast thouἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).with usοὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.ἰδοὺidou? beholdἰδούparticle — “? behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.? beholdὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατήρpatērfatherπατήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “father”, the subject formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.fatherσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.καὶkaiand Iκαίconjunction — “and I”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.and Iἐγὼegōἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ὀδυνώμενοιodunōmenoisorrowingὀδυνάομαι (odunaomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “sorrowing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3600I torment, pain; mid. and pass: I am tormented, pained; I suffer acute pain, physical or mental.sorrowingἐζητοῦμένezētoumento seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “to seek”, an ongoing action in the pastG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.σεseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, 'Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing.

Young’s Literal Translation

And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, 'Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.'

World English Bible

When they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you.”

Darby Translation

And when they saw him they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Child, why hast thou dealt thus with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee distressed.

Douay-Rheims

And seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

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