King James Version

Luke 8:41

And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he” (οὗτος) before ruler here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he himself” (αὐτὸς) before ruler here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdἦλθενēlthenthere cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “there came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.there cameἀνὴρanēra manἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.This verse uses “a man”.a manᾧhōnamedὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “named”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.namedὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.ἸάϊροςiairosJairusἸάϊροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jairus”, the subject formG2383Jairus, a Jewish ruler of the synagogue.Jairusκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὗτοςhoutosheοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.heἄρχωνarchōna rulerἄρχωνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a ruler”, the subject formG758a ruler, governor, leader, leading man; with the Jews, an official member (a member of the executive) of the assembly of elders.This verse uses “a ruler”.a rulerτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.συναγωγῆςsunagōgēsof the synagogueσυναγωγή (sunagōgē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the synagogue”, the of-formG4864an assembly, congregation, synagogue, either the place or the people gathered together in the place.This verse uses “synagogue”.of the synagogueὑπῆρχενhupērchento beὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπεσὼνpesōnhe fell downπίπτω (piptō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he fell down”, a single actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.he fell downπαρὰparaatπαράpreposition — “at”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.atτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόδαςpodasfeetπούς (pous)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “feet”, the object formG4228the foot.feetτοῦtoutheὁ (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.παρεκάλειparekaleiand besoughtπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and besought”, an ongoing action in the pastG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.and besoughtαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinto that he would comeεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to that he would come”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.that he would comeεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἶκονoikonhouseοἶκος (oikos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “house”, the object formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.houseαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

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αὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and lo, there came a man, whose name [is] Jairus, and he was a chief of the synagogue, and having fallen at the feet of Jesus, was calling on him to come to his house;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him to come into his house;

Young’s Literal Translation

and lo, there came a man, whose name [is] Jairus, and he was a chief of the synagogue, and having fallen at the feet of Jesus, was calling on him to come to his house;

World English Bible

Behold, a man named Jairus came. He was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged him to come into his house,

Darby Translation

And behold, a man came, whose name was Jairus, and he was [a] ruler of the synagogue, and falling at the feet of Jesus besought him to come to his house,

Douay-Rheims

And behold there came a man whose name was Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at the feet of Jesus, beseeching him that he would come into his house:

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