King James Version

Luke 7:24

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “did you go out” (ἐξήλθατε) before into here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “did you go out” (ἐξεληλύθατε) before into here.

Ἀπελθόντωνapelthontōnwere departedἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “were departed”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.were departedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγγέλωνangelōnangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “angel”, the of-formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.ἸωάννουiōannouJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnἤρξατοērxatobe firstἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be first”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.λέγεινlegeinto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “to speak”, 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 “speak”.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλουςochlouscrowdὄχλος (ochlos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “crowd”, the object formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.περὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.ἸωάννουiōannouJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.ΤίtiWhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “What”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatἐξήλθατεexēlthatewent ye outἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “went ye out”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.went ye outεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔρημονerēmonwildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the object formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wildernessθεάσασθαιtheasasthaito for to seeθεάομαι (theaomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to for to see”, a single actionG2300I see, behold, contemplate, look upon, view; I see, visit.This verse uses “see”.for to seeκάλαμονkalamon? A reedκάλαμος (kalamos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “? A reed”, the object formG2563a reed; a reed-pen, reed-staff, measuring rod.This verse uses “a reed”.? A reedὑπὸhupowithὑπόpreposition — “with”G5259by, under, about.withἀνέμουanemouwindἄνεμος (anemos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “wind”, the of-formG417the wind; fig: applied to empty doctrines.the windσαλευόμενονsaleuomenonto shakeσαλεύω (saleuō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to shake”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4531I shake, excite, disturb in mind, stir up, drive away.This verse uses “shake”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐξεληλύθατεexelēluthatewent ye outἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, second aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “went ye out”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: 'What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

Young’s Literal Translation

And the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: 'What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?

World English Bible

When John’s messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John, “ What did you go out into the wilderness to see ? A reed shaken by the wind?

Darby Translation

And the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

Douay-Rheims

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the multitudes concerning John. What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind?

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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