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Luke 4:17

And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐπεδόθηepedothēthere was deliveredἐπιδίδωμι (epididōmi)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “there was delivered”, a single actionG1929(a) trans: I hand in, give up, (b) intrans: I give way (to the wind).there was deliveredαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himβιβλίονbiblionbookβιβλίονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “book”, the subject formG975a papyrus roll.the bookτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφήτουprophētouof the prophetπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the prophet”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.of the prophetἨσαΐουēsaiouEsaiasἨσαΐας (ēsaias)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Esaias”, the of-formG2268Isaiah, the prophet.EsaiasκαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀναπτύξαςanaptuxaswhen he had openedἀναπτύσσω (anaptussō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he had opened”, a single actionG380I unroll, roll back, unfold.when he had openedτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βιβλίονbiblionbookβιβλίονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “book”, the object formG975a papyrus roll.the bookεὗρενheurenhe foundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he found”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.he foundτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τόπονtoponplaceτόπος (topos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “place”, the object formG5117a place, region, seat; an opportunity.the placeοὗhouwhereοὗadverb — “where”G3757where, whither, when, in what place.This verse uses “where”.whereἦνēnit wasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.it wasγεγραμμένονgegrammenonwrittenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).written

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and there was given over to him a roll of Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded the roll, he found the place where it hath been written:

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

Young’s Literal Translation

and there was given over to him a roll of Isaiah the prophet, and having unfolded the roll, he found the place where it hath been written:

World English Bible

The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

Darby Translation

And [the] book of the prophet Esaias was given to him; and having unrolled the book he found the place where it was written,

Douay-Rheims

And the book of Isaias the prophet was delivered unto him. And as he unfolded the book, he found the place where it was written:

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