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Luke 5:27

And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andμετὰmetaafterμετάpreposition — “after”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “after”.afterταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsἐξῆλθενexēlthenhe went forthἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he went forth”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.he went forthκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐθεάσατοetheasatosawθεάομαι (theaomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “saw”, a single actionG2300I see, behold, contemplate, look upon, view; I see, visit.sawτελώνηνtelōnēna publicanτελώνης (telōnēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a publican”, the object formG5057a publican, collector of taxes.a publicanὀνόματιonomatinamedὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “named”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.namedΛευὶνleuinLeviΛευί (leui)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Levi”, the object formG3017(Hebrew), Levi, (a) an ancestor of Jesus, (b) another ancestor of Jesus, (c) third son of Jacob, the patriarch, and founder of a tribe named after him, (d) son of Alphaeus, and called Matthew, a revenue officer and one of the twelve apostles of Jesus.Leviκαθήμενονkathēmenonsittingκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “sitting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.sittingἐπὶepiatἐπίpreposition — “at”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.atτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τελώνιονtelōnionreceipt of customτελώνιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “receipt of custom”, the object formG5058a tax-collector's office, toll-house.the receipt of customκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.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 saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἈκολούθειakoloutheiFollowἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Follow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG190I accompany, attend, follow.This verse uses “follow”.FollowμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).me

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, 'Be following me;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me.

Young’s Literal Translation

And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, 'Be following me;'

World English Bible

After these things he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, “ Follow me !”

Darby Translation

And after these things he went forth and saw a tax-gatherer, Levi by name, sitting at the receipt of taxes, and said to him, Follow me.

Douay-Rheims

And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom, and he said to him: Follow me.

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