King James Version

Luke 3:13

And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

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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 saidπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themΜηδὲνmēdennoμηδείς (mēdeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “no”, the object formG3367no one, none, nothing.noπλέονpleonmuchπολύς (polýs)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.Strong’s files this form under G4119 (πλείων).moreπαρὰparathanπαράpreposition — “than”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.thanτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διατεταγμένονdiatetagmenonthat which is appointedδιατάσσω (diatassō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “that which is appointed”, a completed action with a present resultG1299I give orders to, prescribe, arrange.that which is appointedὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youπράσσετεprasseteto doπράσσω (prassō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4238I do, perform, accomplish; be in any condition, i.e. I fare; I exact, require.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he said unto them, 'Exact no more than that directed you.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he said unto them, 'Exact no more than that directed you.'

World English Bible

He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Take no more [money] than what is appointed to you.

Douay-Rheims

But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which is appointed you.

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