King James Version

Luke 7:31

And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “said now the Lord” (Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ κύριος,) before what here.

ΤίνιtiniWhereuntoτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “Whereunto”, the to- or for-formG5101who, which, what, why.Whereuntoοὖνounthenοὖνconjunction — “then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.thenὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōshall I likenὁμοιόω (homoioō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “shall I liken”, an action still aheadG3666I make like, liken; I compare.This verse uses “liken”.shall I likenτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousmenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “men”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.the menτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γενεᾶςgeneasgenerationγενεά (genea)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “generation”, the of-formG1074a generation; if repeated twice or with another time word, practically indicates infinity of time.generationταύτηςtautēsthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkai? andκαίconjunction — “? and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.? andτίνιtinito whatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “to what”, the to- or for-formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.to whatεἰσὶνeisinare theyεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “are they”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.are theyὅμοιοιhomoioilikeὅμοιος (homoios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “like”, the subject formG3664like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank.This verse uses “like”.like

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Εἶπενeipensaidἔπω (epō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, a single actionG2036to sayδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the Lord said, 'To what, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

Young’s Literal Translation

And the Lord said, 'To what, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

World English Bible

“ To what then should I compare the people of this generation ? What are they like ?

Darby Translation

To whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord said: Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

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