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Matthew 27:55

And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

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Ἦσανēsanwereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wereδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐκεῖekeithereἐκεῖadverb — “there”G1563(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there.This verse uses “there”.thereγυναῖκεςgunaikeswomanγυνή (gunē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.πολλαὶpollaimuchπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.ἀπὸapoafar offἀπόpreposition — “afar off”G575from, away from.afar offμακρόθενmakrothenfrom afarμακρόθενadverb — “from afar”G3113from a (long) distance, afar.θεωροῦσαιtheōrousaito seeθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, feminine — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.αἵτινεςhaitineswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanfollowedἀκολουθέω (akoloutheō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “followed”, a single actionG190I accompany, attend, follow.followedτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the to- or for-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΓαλιλαίαςgalilaiasGalileeΓαλιλαία (galilaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Galilee”, the of-formG1056Galilee, a district towards the southern end of the Roman province Syria; the northern division of Palestine.Galileeδιακονοῦσαιdiakonousaiministeringδιακονέω (diakoneō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, feminine — “ministering”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1247I wait at table (particularly of a slave who waits on guests); I serve (generally).ministeringαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto him

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there were there many women beholding from afar, who did follow Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

Young’s Literal Translation

And there were there many women beholding from afar, who did follow Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him,

World English Bible

Many women were there watching from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, serving him.

Darby Translation

And there were there many women beholding from afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee ministering to him,

Douay-Rheims

And there were there many women afar off, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

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