Verse 7

{ "verseID": "Luke.14.7", "source": "¶Ἔλεγεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς κεκλημένους παραβολήν, ἐπέχων πῶς τὰς πρωτοκλισίας ἐξελέγοντο· λέγων πρὸς αὐτούς,", "text": "He *elegen de pros* the *keklēmenous parabolēn*, *epechōn pōs* the *prōtoklisias exelegonto*; *legōn pros* them,", "grammar": { "*elegen*": "imperfect, 3rd singular, active - was saying/telling [continuous]", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but/now", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*keklēmenous*": "perfect participle, passive, accusative, masculine, plural - [those] having been invited/called", "*parabolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - parable/comparison", "*epechōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - noticing/paying attention to", "*pōs*": "interrogative adverb - how", "*prōtoklisias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - chief seats/places of honor", "*exelegonto*": "imperfect, 3rd plural, middle - were choosing for themselves [continuous]", "*legōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - saying" }, "variants": { "*elegen*": "was saying/was telling/was speaking", "*keklēmenous*": "those having been invited/the guests/those called", "*parabolēn*": "parable/comparison/illustration", "*epechōn*": "noticing/paying attention to/observing", "*prōtoklisias*": "chief seats/places of honor/best places", "*exelegonto*": "were choosing for themselves/were selecting/were picking out" } }

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og han sa til dem en lignelse, da han la merke til hvordan de valgte de beste plassene; og han sa til dem:

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Jesus begynte å tale en lignelse til dem som var invitert, da han la merke til hvordan de valgte de beste plassene, og sa til dem:

• Norsk King James

  Og han fortalte en lignelse til de innbudte, da han så hvordan de tok de beste rommene; og han sa til dem,

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Jesus la merke til hvordan gjestene valgte de øverste plassene ved bordet, og fortalte dem en lignelse:

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og han fortalte en lignelse til dem som var invitert, da han merket hvordan de valgte de beste plassene; han sa til dem:

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Så sa han en lignelse til de innbudne, idet han la merke til hvordan de valgte de fremste plassene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Så fortalte han en lignelse til gjestene, da han merket hvordan de valgte seg ut de beste plassene, og han sa til dem:

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Deretter fortalte han en lignelse til dem som var invitert, mens han la merke til hvordan de valgte de fremste plassene, og sa til dem:

• gpt4.5-preview

  Da han så hvordan gjestene valgte seg de beste plassene, fortalte han en lignelse til dem som var innbudt, og sa:

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da han så hvordan gjestene valgte seg de beste plassene, fortalte han en lignelse til dem som var innbudt, og sa:

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Jesus fortalte en lignelse til de inviterte da han la merke til hvordan de valgte de beste plassene.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them this parable:

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Så begynte han å tale i en lignelse til de innbudte, da han merket hvordan de valgte de beste plassene, og sa til dem:

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men han sagde en Lignelse til Gjæsterne, der han gav Agt paa, hvorledes de udvalgte de øverste Sæder ved Bordet, og sagde til dem:

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så fortalte han en lignelse til dem som var invitert, da han merket hvordan de valgte seg de beste plassene og sa til dem:

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best places; saying to them,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han fortalte en lignelse til de som var invitert, da han så hvordan de valgte de beste plassene, og sa til dem:

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han fortalte en lignelse til de inviterte, da han la merke til hvordan de valgte de fremste plassene, og sa til dem:

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og han fortalte en lignelse til dem som var invitert, da han merket hvordan de valgte de beste plassene; og sa til dem:

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han fortalte en lignelse til gjestene som kom til måltidet, da han så hvordan de tok de beste plassene; han sa til dem,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  He put forthe a similitude to ye gestes whe he marked how they preased to the hyest roumes and sayd vnto the:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he tolde a symilitude vnto ye gestes, wha he marked how they chose the hyest seates, & sayde vnto the:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  He spake also a parable to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roomes, and said vnto them,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He put foorth also a similitude to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe rowmes, and sayde vnto them:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

• World English Bible (2000)

  He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,

Referenced Verses

• Luke 11:43 : 43 { "verseID": "Luke.11.43", "source": "Οὐαὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς Φαρισαίοις! ὅτι ἀγαπᾶτε τὴν πρωτοκαθεδρίαν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς, καὶ τοὺς ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς.", "text": "*Ouai* to you the *Pharisaiois*! because *agapate* the *prōtokathedrian* in the *synagōgais*, and the *aspasmous* in the *agorais*.", "grammar": { "*Ouai*": "interjection - woe/alas", "*Pharisaiois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the Pharisees", "*agapate*": "present, indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you love", "*prōtokathedrian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - chief seat/place of honor", "*synagōgais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in synagogues", "*aspasmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - greetings/salutations", "*agorais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in marketplaces/public squares" }, "variants": { "*prōtokathedrian*": "chief seat/place of honor/most important seat", "*aspasmous*": "greetings/salutations/respectful acknowledgments", "*agorais*": "marketplaces/public squares/places of public meeting" } }
• Matt 23:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Matthew.23.6", "source": "Φιλοῦσιν τε τὴν πρωτοκλισίαν ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις, καὶ τὰς πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς,", "text": "*Philousin* *te* the *prōtoklisian* in the *deipnois*, and the *prōtokathedrias* in the *synagōgais*,", "grammar": { "*Philousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they love/like", "*te*": "conjunctive particle - and/both", "*prōtoklisian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - chief reclining place/first place", "*deipnois*": "dative, neuter, plural - at feasts/banquets/dinners", "*prōtokathedrias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - chief seats/first rows", "*synagōgais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in synagogues/assemblies" }, "variants": { "*Philousin*": "love/like/are fond of", "*prōtoklisian*": "place of honor at meals/first place at table/chief reclining place", "*deipnois*": "feasts/banquets/dinners", "*prōtokathedrias*": "chief seats/first rows/places of honor", "*synagōgais*": "synagogues/assemblies/meeting places" } }
• 3 John 1:9 : 9 { "verseID": "3 John.1.9", "source": "Ἔγραψά τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ: ἀλλʼ ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν, Διοτρέφης, οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς.", "text": "*Egrapsa* to the *ekklēsia*: but the *philoprōteuōn* of them, *Diotrephēs*, not *epidechetai* us.", "grammar": { "*Egrapsa*": "aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I wrote", "*ekklēsia*": "dative, feminine, singular - church/assembly", "*all*": "conjunction - but", "*philoprōteuōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - loving to be first", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural, personal pronoun - of them/their", "*Diotrephēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - name (Diotrephes)", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*epidechetai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - receives/welcomes", "*hēmas*": "accusative, 1st person plural pronoun - us" }, "variants": { "*Egrapsa*": "I wrote/have written", "*ekklēsia*": "church/assembly/congregation", "*philoprōteuōn*": "loving to be first/desiring preeminence/ambitious for primacy", "*epidechetai*": "receives/welcomes/accepts" } }
• Mark 12:38-39 : 38 { "verseID": "Mark.12.38", "source": "¶Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ, Βλέπετε ἀπὸ τῶν γραμματέων, τῶν θελόντων ἐν στολαῖς περιπατεῖν, καὶ ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς,", "text": "And *elegen* to them in the *didachē* of him, *Blepete* from the *grammateōn*, the ones *thelontōn* in *stolais* *peripatein*, and *aspasmous* in the *agorais*,", "grammar": { "*elegen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was saying [continuous action]", "*didachē*": "dative, feminine, singular - teaching", "*Blepete*": "present active imperative, 2nd plural - watch out!/beware!", "*grammateōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of scribes", "*thelontōn*": "present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - of those wanting", "*stolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - robes/long garments", "*peripatein*": "present active infinitive - to walk around", "*aspasmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - greetings", "*agorais*": "dative, feminine, plural - marketplaces" }, "variants": { "*elegen*": "was saying/was speaking", "*didachē*": "teaching/instruction/doctrine", "*Blepete*": "watch out!/beware!/take heed!", "*grammateōn*": "scribes/law-experts", "*thelontōn*": "wanting/desiring/wishing", "*stolais*": "robes/long garments/stately attire", "*peripatein*": "to walk around/walk about/go about", "*aspasmous*": "greetings/salutations", "*agorais*": "marketplaces/public squares" } } 39 { "verseID": "Mark.12.39", "source": "Καὶ πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς, καὶ πρωτοκλισίας ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις:", "text": "And *prōtokathedrias* in the *synagōgais*, and *prōtoklisias* in the *deipnois*:", "grammar": { "*prōtokathedrias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - chief seats", "*synagōgais*": "dative, feminine, plural - synagogues", "*prōtoklisias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - best places", "*deipnois*": "dative, neuter, plural - feasts/dinners" }, "variants": { "*prōtokathedrias*": "chief seats/best seats/seats of honor", "*synagōgais*": "synagogues/assemblies", "*prōtoklisias*": "best places/places of honor/chief couches", "*deipnois*": "feasts/dinners/banquets" } }
• Luke 20:46 : 46 { "verseID": "Luke.20.46", "source": "Προσέχετε ἀπὸ τῶν γραμματέων, τῶν θελόντων περιπατεῖν ἐν στολαῖς, καὶ φιλούντων ἀσπασμοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς, καὶ πρωτοκαθεδρίας ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς, καὶ πρωτοκλισίας ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις·", "text": "*Prosechete apo* the *grammateōn*, the ones *thelontōn peripatein* in *stolais*, and *philountōn aspasmous* in the *agorais*, and *prōtokathedrias* in the *synagōgais*, and *prōtoklisias* in the *deipnois*;", "grammar": { "*Prosechete*": "present active imperative, 2nd plural - beware/take heed", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*grammateōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of scribes", "*thelontōn*": "present active participle, genitive, plural - wanting/desiring", "*peripatein*": "present active infinitive - to walk", "*stolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in robes", "*philountōn*": "present active participle, genitive, plural - loving", "*aspasmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - greetings", "*agorais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in marketplaces", "*prōtokathedrias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - chief seats", "*synagōgais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in synagogues", "*prōtoklisias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - chief places", "*deipnois*": "dative, neuter, plural - in feasts" }, "variants": { "*Prosechete apo*": "beware of/be on guard against/watch out for", "*grammateōn*": "scribes/teachers of the law", "*thelontōn peripatein*": "who desire to walk/who like to walk around", "*stolais*": "long robes/flowing garments", "*philountōn aspasmous*": "loving greetings/desiring respectful greetings", "*agorais*": "marketplaces/public squares", "*prōtokathedrias*": "chief seats/most important seats/best seats", "*synagōgais*": "synagogues/places of worship", "*prōtoklisias*": "places of honor/best places/chief places", "*deipnois*": "feasts/banquets/dinners" } }
• Acts 8:18-19 : 18 { "verseID": "Acts.8.18", "source": "Θεασάμενος δὲ ὁ Σίμων ὅτι διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων δίδοται τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, προσήνεγκεν αὐτοῖς χρήματα,", "text": "*Theasamenos de* the *Simōn* that through the *epitheseōs* of the *cheirōn* of the *apostolōn* is *didotai* the *Pneuma* the *Hagion*, *prosēnegken* to them *chrēmata*,", "grammar": { "*Theasamenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having seen", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Simōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Simon", "*epitheseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - laying on", "*cheirōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of hands", "*apostolōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of apostles", "*didotai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is given", "*Pneuma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*Hagion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - Holy", "*prosēnegken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - offered/brought", "*chrēmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - money" }, "variants": { "*Theasamenos*": "having seen/observed", "*epitheseōs*": "laying on/imposition", "*didotai*": "is given/granted", "*prosēnegken*": "offered/brought/presented", "*chrēmata*": "money/wealth" } } 19 { "verseID": "Acts.8.19", "source": "Λέγων, Δότε κἀμοὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην, ἵνα ᾧ ἐὰν ἐπιθῶ τὰς χεῖρας, λαμβάνῃ Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον.", "text": "*Legōn*, Give *kamoi* the *exousian tautēn*, that to whomever *ean epithō* the *cheiras*, he may *lambanē Pneuma Hagion*.", "grammar": { "*Legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*kamoi*": "dative pronoun - to me also", "*exousian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - authority/power", "*tautēn*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, feminine, singular - this", "*ean*": "conditional particle - if", "*epithō*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st singular - I may lay on", "*cheiras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hands", "*lambanē*": "present active subjunctive, 3rd singular - he may receive", "*Pneuma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*Hagion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - Holy" }, "variants": { "*exousian*": "authority/power/right", "*epithō*": "I may lay on/place on", "*lambanē*": "may receive/get/obtain" } }
• Phil 2:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Philippians.2.3", "source": "Μηδὲν κατὰ ἐριθείαν ἢ κενοδοξίαν· ἀλλὰ τῇ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ ἀλλήλους ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας ἑαυτῶν.", "text": "Nothing *kata eritheian* or *kenodoxian*; but in the *tapeinophrosynē* one another *hēgoumenoi hyperechontas* of yourselves.", "grammar": { "*kata*": "preposition + accusative - according to/by way of", "*eritheian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - selfish ambition/strife/contention", "*kenodoxian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - vainglory/empty pride/conceit", "*tapeinophrosynē*": "dative, feminine, singular - humility/lowliness of mind", "*hēgoumenoi*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - considering/esteeming", "*hyperechontas*": "present participle, accusative, masculine, plural - excelling/surpassing/superior to" }, "variants": { "*eritheian*": "selfish ambition/strife/rivalry/contention", "*kenodoxian*": "vainglory/empty pride/conceit/vanity", "*tapeinophrosynē*": "humility/lowliness of mind/modesty", "*hēgoumenoi*": "considering/esteeming/regarding/counting", "*hyperechontas*": "excelling/surpassing/better than/superior to" } }
• Judg 14:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Judges.14.12", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן אָחֽוּדָה־נָּ֥א לָכֶ֖ם חִידָ֑ה אִם־הַגֵּ֣ד תַּגִּידוּ֩ אוֹתָ֨הּ לִ֜י שִׁבְעַ֨ת יְמֵ֤י הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ וּמְצָאתֶ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים סְדִינִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים חֲלִפֹ֥ת בְּגָדִֽים׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer lāhem šimšôn ʾāḥûdâ-nāʾ lākem ḥîdâ ʾim-haggēd taggîdû ʾôtāh lî šibʿat yəmê ha-mišteh ū-məṣāʾtem wə-nātattî lākem šəlōšîm sədînîm ū-šəlōšîm ḥălip̄ôt bəgādîm*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*lāhem*": "preposition lə- + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them", "*šimšôn*": "proper noun masculine singular - Samson", "*ʾāḥûdâ-nāʾ*": "Qal cohortative 1st singular + particle of entreaty - let me pose, please", "*lākem*": "preposition lə- + 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you", "*ḥîdâ*": "noun feminine singular - riddle", "*ʾim-haggēd*": "conjunction ʾim + Hiphil infinitive absolute - if indeed", "*taggîdû*": "Hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you tell", "*ʾôtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - it", "*lî*": "preposition lə- + 1st singular suffix - to me", "*šibʿat*": "numeral construct - seven of", "*yəmê*": "noun masculine plural construct - days of", "*ha-mišteh*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the feast", "*ū-məṣāʾtem*": "conjunction wə- + Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - and you find", "*wə-nātattî*": "conjunction wə- + Qal perfect 1st singular - then I will give", "*lākem*": "preposition lə- + 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you", "*šəlōšîm*": "numeral - thirty", "*sədînîm*": "noun masculine plural - linen garments", "*ū-šəlōšîm*": "conjunction wə- + numeral - and thirty", "*ḥălip̄ôt*": "noun feminine plural construct - changes of", "*bəgādîm*": "noun masculine plural - clothes" }, "variants": { "*ʾāḥûdâ*": "let me pose/let me tell", "*ḥîdâ*": "riddle/puzzle/enigma", "*haggēd taggîdû*": "indeed tell/surely explain", "*məṣāʾtem*": "you find/you solve", "*sədînîm*": "linen garments/sheets", "*ḥălip̄ôt bəgādîm*": "changes of clothes/sets of garments" } }
• Prov 8:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Proverbs.8.1", "source": "הֲלֹֽא־חָכְמָ֥ה תִקְרָ֑א וּ֝תְבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽהּ׃", "text": "?Not *ḥokmâ* *tiqrā*, and-*tᵊbûnâ* *tittēn* *qôlāh*", "grammar": { "*ḥokmâ*": "feminine singular noun - wisdom", "*tiqrā*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she calls/cries out", "*tᵊbûnâ*": "feminine singular noun - understanding/insight", "*tittēn*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she gives/puts forth", "*qôlāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her voice" }, "variants": { "*ḥokmâ*": "wisdom/skill/experience", "*tᵊbûnâ*": "understanding/discernment/insight", "*qôlāh*": "her voice/sound/noise" } }
• Ezek 17:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.17.2", "source": "בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם ח֥וּד חִידָ֖ה וּמְשֹׁ֣ל מָשָׁ֑ל אֶל־בֵּ֖ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "*ben*-*ʾādām* *ḥûd* *ḥîdâ* *ûməšōl* *māšāl* unto-*bêt* *Yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*ben*-*ʾādām*": "construct phrase, masculine singular - son of man", "*ḥûd*": "qal imperative masculine singular - pose/put forth", "*ḥîdâ*": "feminine singular noun - riddle/enigma", "*ûməšōl*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperative masculine singular - speak/utter", "*māšāl*": "masculine singular noun - parable/proverb", "*bêt*": "construct state, masculine singular - house of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*ḥûd*": "pose/put forth/propose", "*ḥîdâ*": "riddle/enigma/dark saying", "*māšāl*": "parable/proverb/allegory" } }
• Matt 13:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.34", "source": "Ταῦτα πάντα ἐλάλησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν παραβολαῖς τοῖς ὄχλοις· καὶ χωρὶς παραβολῆς οὐκ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς:", "text": "*Tauta panta elalēsen ho Iēsous en parabolais tois ochlois*· and *chōris parabolēs ouk elalei autois*:", "grammar": { "*Tauta panta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - all these things", "*elalēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - spoke", "*ho Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*en parabolais*": "in parables", "*tois ochlois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the crowds", "*chōris*": "preposition - without/apart from", "*parabolēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of parable", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*elalei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was speaking", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them" }, "variants": { "*Tauta*": "these things", "*elalēsen*": "spoke/said", "*parabolais*": "parables/comparisons/analogies", "*ochlois*": "crowds/multitudes", "*chōris*": "without/apart from/separate from", "*elalei*": "was speaking/used to speak" } }