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Luke 9:59

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

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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 saidδὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.ἕτερονheteronotherἕτερος (heteros)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “other”, the object formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.Ἀκολούθειakoloutheito followἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to follow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG190I accompany, attend, follow.This verse uses “follow”.μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meὁhotheὁarticle, 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).Κύριεkurielordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonto permitἐπιτρέπω (epitrepō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to permit”, a single actionG2010I turn to, commit, entrust; I allow, yield, permit.This verse uses “permit”.μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἀπελθόντιapelthontito goἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “to go”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.to goπρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.θάψαιthapsaito and buryθάπτω (thaptō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to and bury”, a single actionG2290I bury.and buryτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραpaterafatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.fatherμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

World English Bible

He said to another, “ Follow me !” But he said, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”

Darby Translation

And he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.

Douay-Rheims

But he said to another: Follow me. And he said: Lord, suffer me first to go, and to bury my father.

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