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And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ὉHo<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 18:23 word 1
δὲdeAnd
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Luke 18:23 word 2
ἀκούσαςakousashaving heard
Lemma: ἀκούω (akouō) · Strong's: G0191
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-AAP-NSM)
Meaning: to hear — ἀκούω, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ] ; to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing. ; 1. Intrans.: Mrk.4:3 7:37, Jas.2:5, Rev.2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Mat.13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 435 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0191; TFLSJ G0191; TAGNT Luke 18:23 word 3
ταῦταtautathese things
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (D-APN)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT Luke 18:23 word 4
περίλυποςperiluposvery sorrowful
Lemma: περίλυπος (perilupos) · Strong's: G4036
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: sorrowful — περί-λυπος, -ον ; [in LXX: Psa.42:5, 11, I Est.8:69, al. ; ] ; very sad, deeply grieved: Mat.26:38, Mrk.6:26 14:34, Luk.18:23.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: Matthew 26:38, Mark 6:26, Mark 14:34, Luke 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4036; TFLSJ G4036; TAGNT Luke 18:23 word 5
ἐγενήθη·egenēthēhe became;
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AOI-3S)
Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT Luke 18:23 word 6
ἦνēnhe was
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Luke 18:23 word 7
γὰρgarfor
Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT Luke 18:23 word 8
πλούσιοςplousiosrich
Lemma: πλούσιος (plousios) · Strong's: G4145
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: rich — πλούσιος, -α, -ον; (πλοῦτος), [in LXX chiefly for עָשִׁיר ; ] ; rich, wealthy: Mat.27:57, Luk.12:16 14:12 16:1, 19 18:23 19:2. Substantively, ὁ π., Luk.16:21-22, Jas.1:10-11; oἱ π., Luk.6:24 21:1, 1Ti.6:17, Jas.2:6 5:1,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 28 times. Also: Matthew 19:23, Matthew 19:24, Matthew 27:57, Mark 10:25, Mark 12:41, Luke 6:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4145; TFLSJ G4145; TAGNT Luke 18:23 word 9
σφόδρα.¶sphodraextremely.
Lemma: σφόδρα (sphodra) · Strong's: G4970
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: very — σφόδρα adv. (prop. neut. of σφοδρός, excessive, violent) ; [in LXX chiefly for מְאֹד ; ] ; very, very much, exceedingly: with verbs, Mat.17:6, 23 18:31 19:25 26:22 27:54, Act.6:7; with adjectives, Mat.2:10, Mrk.16:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 2:10, Matthew 17:6, Matthew 17:23, Matthew 18:31, Matthew 19:25, Matthew 26:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4970; TFLSJ G4970; TAGNT Luke 18:23 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | δέ G1161 then |
| when [the ruler] heard | → | ἀκούω G0191 to hear |
| this | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| he became | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| very sad | → | περίλυπος G4036 sorrowful |
| because | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| he was | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| extremely | → | σφόδρα G4970 very |
| wealthy | → | πλούσιος G4145 rich |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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