King James Version

Luke 23:30

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

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τότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.Thenἄρξονταιarxontaishall they beginἄρχω (archō)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall they begin”, an action still aheadG757I reign, rule.shall they beginλέγεινlegeinto sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “to say”, 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.This verse uses “say”.to sayτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄρεσινoresinto the mountainsὄρος (oros)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “to the mountains”, the to- or for-formG3735a mountain, hill.to the mountainsΠέσετεpeseteFallπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Fall”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.This verse uses “fall”.Fallἐφ’ephonἐπί (epi)preposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.βουνοῖςbounoisto the hillsβουνός (bounos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “to the hills”, the to- or for-formG1015a hillock, hill.to the hillsΚαλύψατεkalupsateCoverκαλύπτω (kaluptō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Cover”, a single actionG2572I veil, hide, conceal, envelop.CoverἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).us

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us; —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.

Young’s Literal Translation

then they shall begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us, and to the hills, Cover us; —

World English Bible

Then they will begin to tell the mountains , ‘ Fall on us !’ and tell the hills , ‘ Cover us .’

Darby Translation

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall upon us; and to the hills, Cover us:

Douay-Rheims

Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall upon us; and to the hills: Cover us.

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