King James Version

Matthew 19:22

But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

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ἀκούσαςakousasheardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.heardδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νεανίσκοςneaniskosyoung manνεανίσκοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “young man”, the subject formG3495a young man, youth, an attendant.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγονlogonthat sayingλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “that saying”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.that sayingἀπῆλθενapēlthenhe went awayἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he went away”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.he went awayλυπούμενοςlupoumenossorrowfulλυπέω (lupeō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “sorrowful”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3076I pain, grieve, vex.sorrowfulἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.forἔχωνechōnhe hadἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he had”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.he hadκτήματαktēmatapossessionsκτῆμα (ktēma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “possessions”, the object formG2933a piece of landed property, a field; plur: possessions, property, possibly landed property, property in land.possessionsπολλάpollamuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the young man, having heard the word, went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful; for he was one that had great possessions.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the young man, having heard the word, went away sorrowful, for he had many possessions;

World English Bible

But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he was one who had great possessions.

Darby Translation

But the young man, having heard the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions.

Douay-Rheims

And when the young man had heard this word, he went away sad: for he had great possessions.

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