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Luke 24:5

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “their faces” (τὰ πρόσωπα) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “their face” (τὸ πρόσωπον) before to here.

ἐμφόβωνemphobōnafraidἔμφοβος (emphobos)adjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “afraid”, the of-formG1719full of fear, terrified.afraidδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.γενομένωνgenomenōnto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, genitive, plural, feminine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.αὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.κλινουσῶνklinousōnto bowκλίνω (klinō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, feminine — “to bow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2827trans: I rest, recline; I bend, incline; I cause to give ground, make to yield; intrans: I decline, approach my end.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πρόσωπαprosōpafaceπρόσωπον (prosōpon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “face”, the object formG4383the face, countenance, surface.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēnearthγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.εἶπανeipanto 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).πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.αὐτάςautasheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ΤίtiWhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.Whyζητεῖτεzēteiteseek yeζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “seek ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.seek yeτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ζῶνταzōntalivingζάω (zaō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “living”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.the livingμετὰmetaamongμετάpreposition — “among”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.amongτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νεκρῶνnekrōndeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dead”, the of-formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.the dead

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὸtotheirὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “their”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πρόσωπονprosōpontheir facesπρόσωπονnoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “their faces”, the object formG4383the face, countenance, surface.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and on their having become afraid, and having inclined the face to the earth, they said to them, 'Why do ye seek the living with the dead?

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American Standard Version (1901)

and as they were affrighted and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

Young’s Literal Translation

and on their having become afraid, and having inclined the face to the earth, they said to them, 'Why do ye seek the living with the dead?

World English Bible

Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. The men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?

Darby Translation

And as they were filled with fear and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living one among the dead?

Douay-Rheims

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead?

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