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Luke 22:38

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

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οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπανeipanto 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).they saidΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdμάχαιραιmachairaiswordsμάχαιρα (machaira)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “swords”, the subject formG3162a sword.swordsὧδεhōdehereὧδεadverb — “here”G5602here, the things here, what is here, what is going on here, the state of affairs here.δύοduotwoδύοadjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “two”, the subject formG1417two.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.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).he saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themἹκανόνhikanonenoughἱκανός (hikanos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “enough”, the subject formG2425(a) considerable, sufficient, of number, quantity, time, (b) of persons: sufficiently strong (good, etc.), worthy, suitable, with various constructions, (c) many, much.enoughἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And they said, 'Sir, lo, here [are] two swords;' and he said to them, 'It is sufficient.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they said, 'Sir, lo, here [are] two swords;' and he said to them, 'It is sufficient.'

World English Bible

They said, “Lord, behold, here are two swords.” He said to them, “ That is enough .”

Darby Translation

And they said, Lord, behold here are two swords. And he said to them, It is enough.

Douay-Rheims

But they said: Lord, behold here are two swords. And he said to them, It is enough.

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