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Luke 23:8

And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “long time” (ἱκανῶν χρόνων) before wishing here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “a long” (ἱκανοῦ) before see here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “many things” (πολλὰ) before concerning here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

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”.AndἩρῴδηςhērōdēswhen HerodἩρῴδηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “when Herod”, the subject formG2264Herod; four persons are called by this name: Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Herod Agrippa, and Herod Agrippa the younger.when Herodἰδὼνidōnseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, 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).sawτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusἐχάρηecharēgladχαίρω (chairō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “glad”, a single actionG5463I rejoice, am glad; also a salutation: Hail.gladλίανliangreatlyλίανadverb — “greatly”G3029very; very much, exceedingly, greatly.ἦνēnhe wasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.he wasγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofἱκανῶνhikanōna longἱκανός (hikanos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “a long”, the of-formG2425(a) considerable, sufficient, of number, quantity, time, (b) of persons: sufficiently strong (good, etc.), worthy, suitable, with various constructions, (c) many, much.a longχρόνωνchronōntimeχρόνος (chronos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “time”, the of-formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.θέλωνthelōnto willθέλω (thelō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.ἰδεῖνideinto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to 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).to have seenαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκούεινakoueinto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active infinitive — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.περὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἤλπιζένēlpizento hopeἐλπίζω (elpizō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to hope”, an ongoing action in the pastG1679I hope, hope for, expect, trust.This verse uses “hope”.τιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.σημεῖονsēmeionsignσημεῖονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “sign”, the object formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.ἰδεῖνideinto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to 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).ὑπ’hupbyὑπό (hupo)preposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.γινόμενονginomenonto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἱκανοῦhikanoua longἱκανός (hikanos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “a long”, the of-formG2425(a) considerable, sufficient, of number, quantity, time, (b) of persons: sufficiently strong (good, etc.), worthy, suitable, with various constructions, (c) many, much.πολλὰpollamany thingsπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “many things”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Herod having seen Jesus did rejoice exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long [time] to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he was hoping some sign to see done by him,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was of a long time desirous to see him, because he had heard concerning him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Herod having seen Jesus did rejoice exceedingly, for he was wishing for a long [time] to see him, because of hearing many things about him, and he was hoping some sign to see done by him,

World English Bible

Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had wanted to see him for a long time, because he had heard many things about him. He hoped to see some miracle done by him.

Darby Translation

And when Herod saw Jesus he greatly rejoiced, for he had been a long while desirous of seeing him, because of hearing many things concerning him, and he hoped to see some sign done by him;

Douay-Rheims

And Herod, seeing Jesus, was very glad; for he was desirous of a long time to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him.

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