King James Version

Matthew 8:2

And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having come near” (προσελθὼν) before was worshipping here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having come” (ἐλθὼν) before was worshipping here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdλεπρὸςleprosa leperλεπρόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “a leper”, the subject formG3015a leprous person, a leper.a leperπροσελθὼνproselthōnto come nearπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to come near”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).This verse uses “come near”.προσεκύνειprosekuneiand worshippedπροσκυνέω (proskuneō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and worshipped”, an ongoing action in the pastG4352I go down on my knees to, do obeisance to, worship.and worshippedαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated 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.sayingΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifθέλῃςthelēsthou wiltθέλω (thelō)verb, present active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou wilt”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.thou wiltδύνασαίdunasaithou canstδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou canst”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.thou canstμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meκαθαρίσαιkatharisaito cleanκαθαρίζω (katharizō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to clean”, a single actionG2511I cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context.clean

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ἐλθὼνelthōnthere cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, second aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “there came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and lo, a leper having come, was bowing to him, saying, 'Sir, if thou art willing, thou art able to cleanse me;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Young’s Literal Translation

and lo, a leper having come, was bowing to him, saying, 'Sir, if thou art willing, thou art able to cleanse me;'

World English Bible

Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”

Darby Translation

And behold, a leper came up to [him] and did him homage, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.

Douay-Rheims

And behold a leper came and adored him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

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