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Luke 7:39

Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

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ἰδὼνidōnseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).sawδὲdebutδέconjunction — “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.ΦαρισαῖοςpharisaiosPhariseeΦαρισαῖοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Pharisee”, the subject formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καλέσαςkalesasto callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to call”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.αὐτὸνautonThis manαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “This man”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This manεἶπενeipento 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).ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἑαυτῷheautōmyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “my”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.λέγωνlegōnto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “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”.Οὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifἦνēnhe wereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.he wereπροφήτηςprophētēsa prophetπροφήτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a prophet”, the subject formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.This verse uses “a prophet”.a prophetἐγίνωσκενeginōskenwould have knownγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “would have known”, an ongoing action in the pastG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.would have knownἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.τίςtiswhoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.whoκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andποταπὴpotapēwhat mannerποταπός (potapos)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “what manner”, the subject formG4217of what kind, of what manner.what mannerἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γυνὴgunēof womanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “of woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.of womanἥτιςhētisthis is thatὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this is that”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.this is thatἅπτεταιhaptetaitouchethἅπτω (haptō)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “toucheth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG681I kindle, light.touchethαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlosa sinnerἁμαρτωλόςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “a sinner”, the subject formG268sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable.This verse uses “a sinner”.a sinnerἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the Pharisee who did call him, having seen, spake within himself, saying, 'This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and of what kind [is] the woman who doth touch him, that she is a sinner.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.

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World English Bible

Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.”

Darby Translation

And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying, This [person] if he were a prophet would have known who and what the woman is who touches him, for she is a sinner.

Douay-Rheims

And the Pharisee, who had invited him, seeing it, spoke within himself, saying: This man, if he were a prophet, would know surely who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.

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