Luke 17:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εἰσερχομένου αὐτοῦ εἴς τινα κώμην, ἀπήντησαν αὐτῷ δέκα λεπροὶ ἄνδρες, οἳ ἔστησαν πόρρωθεν:

Transliteration

And eiserchomenou of him into a certain kōmēn, apēntēsan him ten leproi andres, who estēsan porrōthen:

Grammar Details

*eiserchomenou*: present middle participle, genitive, masculine, singular - entering
*kōmēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - village
*apēntēsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - met
*leproi*: nominative, masculine, plural - leprous
*andres*: nominative, masculine, plural - men
*estēsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - stood
*porrōthen*: adverb - from afar/at a distance

Word Meanings

*eiserchomenou*: entering/going into
*kōmēn*: village/small town
*apēntēsan*: met/encountered
*leproi*: leprous/having leprosy
*estēsan*: stood/stationed themselves

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Referenced Verses

Lev 13:45-46 : 45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and the hair of his head shall go loose, and he shall cover his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. 46 All the days wherein the plague is in him he shall be unclean; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his dwelling be.
2 Kgs 5:27 : 27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper [as white] as snow.
2 Kgs 7:3 : 3 Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
2 Chr 26:20-21 : 20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him. 21 And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a separate house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of Jehovah: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land.
Luke 5:12 : 12 And it came to pass, while he was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy: and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Luke 18:13 : 13 But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote {G1519} his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner.
Num 5:2-3 : 2 Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is unclean by the dead: 3 both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camp, in the midst whereof I dwell.
Num 12:14 : 14 And Jehovah said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up without the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again.

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