King James Version

Luke 5:34

And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to fast” (νηστεῦσαι;) after make here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to fast” (νηστεύειν) after make here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.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 saidπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themΜὴmēnotμήparticle — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.δύνασθεdunastheCan yeδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “Can ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.Can yeτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.υἱοὺςhuiouschildrenυἱός (huios)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “children”, the object formG5207a son, descendent.the childrenτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νυμφῶνοςnumphōnosof the bridechamberνυμφών (numphōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the bridechamber”, the of-formG3567a bridal chamber.of the bridechamberἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ᾧhōwhileὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “while”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.whileὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νυμφίοςnumphiosbridegroomνυμφίοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “bridegroom”, the subject formG3566a bridegroom.the bridegroomμετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”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 “with”.withαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ποιῆσαιpoiēsaito doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.νηστεῦσαιnēsteusaito fastνηστεύω (nēsteuō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to fast”, a single actionG3522I fast, abstain from food.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

νηστεύεινnēsteueinto fastνηστεύω (nēsteuō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to fast”, a single actionG3522I fast, abstain from food.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said unto them, 'Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber — in the bridegroom being with them — to fast?

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said unto them, 'Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber — in the bridegroom being with them — to fast?

World English Bible

He said to them, “ Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast while the bridegroom is with them ?

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Can ye make the sons of the bridechamber fast when the bridegroom is with them?

Douay-Rheims

To whom he said: Can you make the children of the bridegroom fast, whilst the bridegroom is with them?

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Analytics Cookies