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Luke 5:12

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

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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 passἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.μιᾷmiaoneεἷς (heis)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “one”, the to- or for-formG1520one.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πόλεωνpoleōncityπόλις (polis)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “city”, the of-formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἰδοὺidoulook!ἰδούparticle — “look!”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.ἀνὴρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.πλήρηςplērēsfullπλήρηςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “full”, the subject formG4134full, abounding in, complete, completely occupied with.λέπραςleprasleprosyλέπρα (lepra)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “leprosy”, the of-formG3014leprosy.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἰδὼνidōnseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.πεσὼνpesōnto collapseπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to collapse”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.πρόσωπονprosōponfaceπρόσωπονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “face”, the object formG4383the face, countenance, surface.ἐδεήθηedeēthēbindδέω (déō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, a single actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1189 (δέομαι, beg).αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifθέλῃςthelēsthou wiltθέλω (thelō)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou wilt”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.thou wiltδύνασαίdunasaithou canstδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou canst”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.thou canstμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meκαθαρίσαιkatharisaito cleanκαθαρίζω (katharizō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to clean”, a single actionG2511I cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context.clean

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And it came to pass, in his being in one of the cities, that lo, a man full of leprosy, and having seen Jesus, having fallen on [his] face, he besought him, saying, 'Sir, if thou mayest will, thou art able to cleanse me;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, while he was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy: and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

While he was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man full of leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face and begged him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”

Darby Translation

And it came to pass as he was in one of the cities, that behold, there was a man full of leprosy, and seeing Jesus, falling upon his face, he besought him saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy, who seeing Jesus, and falling on his face, besought him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

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