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Matthew 17:15

Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.

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ΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordἐλέησόνeleēsonhave mercyἐλεάω (eleaō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “have mercy”, a single actionG1653I pity, have mercy on.have mercyμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).on myτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.υἱόνhuionsonυἱός (huios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “son”, the object formG5207a son, descendent.sonὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forσεληνιάζεταιselēniazetaihe is lunatickσεληνιάζομαι (selēniazomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he is lunatick”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4583I am a lunatic, am moonstruck, epileptic.he is lunatickκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκακῶςkakōssoreκακῶςadverb — “sore”G2560badly, evilly, wrongly.soreπάσχειpascheivexedπάσχω (paschō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “vexed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3958I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer.vexedπολλάκιςpollakisofttimesπολλάκιςadverb — “ofttimes”G4178many times, often, frequently.ofttimesγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.πίπτειpipteihe fallethπίπτω (piptō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he falleth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4098I fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate.he fallethεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πῦρpurfireπῦρnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “fire”, the object formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.the fireκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπολλάκιςpollakisoftπολλάκιςadverb — “oft”G4178many times, often, frequently.oftεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὕδωρhudōrwaterὕδωρnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “water”, the object formG5204water.the water

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and saying, 'Sir, deal kindly with my son, for he is lunatic, and doth suffer miserably, for often he doth fall into the fire, and often into the water,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously; for oft-times he falleth into the fire, and oft-times into the water.

Young’s Literal Translation

and saying, 'Sir, deal kindly with my son, for he is lunatic, and doth suffer miserably, for often he doth fall into the fire, and often into the water,

World English Bible

“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

Darby Translation

Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic, and suffers sorely; for often he falls into the fire and often into the water.

Douay-Rheims

And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

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