King James Version
Luke 5:16
And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
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αὐτὸςautoshimselfαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himselfδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ὑποχωρῶνhupochōrōnto withdrawὑποχωρέω (hupochōreō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to withdraw”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5298I withdraw, retire, go back, retreat.This verse uses “withdraw”.ἐνenintoἐνpreposition — “into”G1722in, on, among.intoταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρήμοιςerēmoiswildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “wilderness”, the to- or for-formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wildernessκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosprayedπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “prayed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.prayed
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.
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American Standard Version (1901)
But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.
Young’s Literal Translation
and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.
World English Bible
But he withdrew himself into the desert and prayed.
Darby Translation
And he withdrew himself, and was about in the desert [places] and praying.
Douay-Rheims
And he retired into the desert, and prayed.
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