King James Version

Luke 20:29

There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.

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ἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “seven”, the subject formG2033seven.sevenοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenἦσανēsanto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρῶτοςprōtosfirstπρῶτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.the firstλαβὼνlabōntookλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “took”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.tookγυναῖκαgunaikaa wifeγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a wife”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.a wifeἀπέθανενapethanenand diedἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and died”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.and diedἄτεκνοςateknoswithout childrenἄτεκνοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “without children”, the subject formG815childless.without children

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,

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American Standard Version (1901)

There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;

Young’s Literal Translation

'There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,

World English Bible

There were therefore seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died childless.

Darby Translation

There were then seven brethren: and the first, having taken a wife, died childless;

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