King James Version

Luke 8:52

And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.

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ἔκλαιονeklaionweptκλαίω (klaiō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “wept”, an ongoing action in the pastG2799I weep, weep for, mourn, lament.weptδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐκόπτοντοekoptontoto cutκόπτω (koptō)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to cut”, an ongoing action in the pastG2875(a) I cut, cut off, strike, smite, (b) mid: I beat my breast or head in lamentation, lament, mourn, sometimes with acc. of person whose loss is mourned.αὐτήνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἶπενeipento 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).he saidΜὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notκλαίετεklaieteto weepκλαίω (klaiō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to weep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2799I weep, weep for, mourn, lament.This verse uses “weep”.οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἀπέθανενapethanendeadἀποθνῄσκω (apothnēskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “dead”, a single actionG599I am dying, am about to die, wither, decay.deadἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butκαθεύδειkatheudeisleepethκαθεύδω (katheudō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “sleepeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2518I sleep, am sleeping.sleepeth

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they were all weeping, and beating themselves for her, and he said, 'Weep not, she did not die, but doth sleep;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said, Weep not; for she is not dead, but sleepeth.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they were all weeping, and beating themselves for her, and he said, 'Weep not, she did not die, but doth sleep;

World English Bible

All were weeping and mourning her, but he said, “Don’ t weep . She isn’ t dead, but sleeping .”

Darby Translation

And all were weeping and lamenting her. But he said, Do not weep, for she has not died, but sleeps.

Douay-Rheims

And all wept and mourned for her. But he said: Weep not; the maid is not dead, but sleepeth.

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