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Luke 8:18

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

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βλέπετεblepeteTake heedβλέπω (blepō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Take heed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.Take heedοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeπῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howἀκούετεakoueteye hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.ye hearὃςhoswhosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.whosoeverἂνanifἄνparticle — “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.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἔχῃechēhathἔχω (echō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “hath”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.hathδοθήσεταιdothēsetaishall be givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be given”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.shall be givenαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaievenκαίconjunction — “even”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “even”.evenὃςhosthat whichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “that which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.that whichἂνanifἄνparticle — “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.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.ἔχῃechēto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.to haveκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὃhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.δοκεῖdokeito thinkδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to think”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.This verse uses “think”.ἔχεινecheinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active infinitive — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἀρθήσεταιarthēsetaito take upαἴρω (airō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to take up”, an action still aheadG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.ἀπ’apaway fromἀπό (apo)preposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he thinketh he hath.

Young’s Literal Translation

'See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.'

World English Bible

Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has , to him will be given ; and whoever doesn’t have , from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has .”

Darby Translation

Take heed therefore how ye hear; for whosoever has, to him shall be given, and whosoever has not, even what he seems to have shall be taken from him.

Douay-Rheims

Take heed therefore how you hear. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given: and whosoever hath not, that also which he thinketh he hath, shall be taken away from him.

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