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Luke 7:3

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.

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ἀκούσαςakousaswhen he heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.when he heardδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.περὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusἀπέστειλενapesteilenhe sentἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he sent”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.he sentπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterouseldersπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “elders”, the object formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.the eldersτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰουδαίωνioudaiōnof the JewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the Jews”, the of-formG2453Jewish.of the Jewsἐρωτῶνerōtōnbeseechingἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “beseeching”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.beseechingαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὅπωςhopōsthatὅπωςconjunction — “that”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.thatἐλθὼνelthōnhe would comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he would come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.he would comeδιασώσῃdiasōsēand healδιασῴζω (diasōzō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “and heal”, a single actionG1295I save (rescue) through (some danger), bring safely to, escaped to.and healτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δοῦλονdoulonservantδοῦλος (doulos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “servant”, the object formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.servantαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having heard about Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, beseeching him, that having come he might thoroughly save his servant.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having heard about Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, beseeching him, that having come he might thoroughly save his servant.

World English Bible

When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.

Darby Translation

and having heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he might come and save his bondman.

Douay-Rheims

And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant.

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