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Luke 24:4

And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “perplexing” (ἀπορεῖσθαι) before they here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “garment dazzling” (ἐσθῆτι ἀστραπτούσῃ.) after in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “being perplexed” (διαπορεῖσθαι) before they here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “garments dazzling” (ἐσθήσεσιν ἀστραπτούσαις) after in here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐγένετοegenetoit came to passγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it came to pass”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.it came to passἐνenasἐνpreposition — “as”G1722in, on, among.asτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπορεῖσθαιaporeisthaito were much perplexedἀπορέω (aporeō)verb, present middle infinitive — “to were much perplexed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG639I am at a loss, am perplexed; mid: I am in doubt.were much perplexedαὐτὰςautasthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, feminine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themπερὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.τούτουtoutouthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἰδοὺidoulook!ἰδούparticle — “look!”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.ἄνδρεςandresmanἀνήρ (anēr)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.δύοduotwoδύοadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “two”, the subject formG1417two.ἐπέστησανepestēsanto approachἐφίστημι (ephistēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to approach”, a single actionG2186I stand by, am urgent, befall one (as of evil), am at hand, impend.αὐταῖςautaisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, feminine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἐσθῆτιesthētigarmentsἐσθής (esthēs)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “garments”, the to- or for-formG2066clothing, raiment, vestment, robe.garmentsἀστραπτούσῃastraptousēto flashἀστράπτω (astraptō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, feminine — “to flash”, an ongoing or repeated actionG797I flash (with, then like, lightning), am lustrous.This verse uses “flash”.

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διαπορεῖσθαιdiaporeisthaito were much perplexedδιαπορέω (diaporeō)verb, present middle infinitive — “to were much perplexed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1280I am in trouble, doubt, difficulty; I am at a loss.ἐσθήσεσινesthēsesingarmentsἐσθής (esthēs)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “garments”, the to- or for-formG2066clothing, raiment, vestment, robe.ἀστραπτούσαιςastraptousaisdazzlingἀστράπτω (astraptō)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, feminine — “dazzling”, an ongoing or repeated actionG797I flash (with, then like, lightning), am lustrous.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that lo, two men stood by them in glittering apparel,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:

Young’s Literal Translation

And it came to pass, while they are perplexed about this, that lo, two men stood by them in glittering apparel,

World English Bible

While they were greatly perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling clothing.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass as they were in perplexity about it, that behold, two men suddenly stood by them in shining raiment.

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel.

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