King James Version

Luke 4:21

And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

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ἤρξατοērxatohe beganἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he began”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.he beganδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.λέγεινlegeinto sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “to say”, an ongoing or repeated 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”.to sayπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themὅτιhotiThisὅτιconjunction — “This”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.ThisΣήμερονsēmerondayσήμερονadverb — “day”G4594today, now.dayπεπλήρωταιpeplērōtaiisπληρόω (plēroō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, a completed action with a present resultG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.isἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γραφὴgraphēscriptureγραφήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “scripture”, the subject formG1124(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures.scriptureαὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὠσὶνōsinearsοὖς (ous)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “ears”, the to- or for-formG3775(a) the ear, (b) met: the faculty of perception.earsὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he began to say unto them — 'To-day hath this writing been fulfilled in your ears;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he began to say unto them — 'To-day hath this writing been fulfilled in your ears;'

World English Bible

He began to tell them, “ Today , this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing .”

Darby Translation

And he began to say to them, To-day this scripture is fulfilled in your ears.

Douay-Rheims

And he began to say to them: This day is fulfilled this scripture in your ears.

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