Luke 22:64

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ περικαλύψαντες αὐτόν, ἔτυπτον αὐτοῦ τὸ πρόσωπον, καὶ ἐπηρώτων αὐτόν, λέγοντες, Προφήτευσον, τίς ἐστιν ὁ παίσας σε;

Transliteration

And perikalypsantes auton, etypton autou to prosōpon, and epērōtōn auton, legontes, Prophēteuson, who estin ho paisas se?

Grammar Details

*perikalypsantes*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having blindfolded
*auton*: accusative masculine singular pronoun - him
*etypton*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were striking
*autou*: genitive masculine singular pronoun - of him/his
*to prosōpon*: accusative neuter singular - the face
*epērōtōn*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were questioning
*legontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying
*Prophēteuson*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - prophesy
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
*ho paisas*: aorist active participle with article, nominative masculine singular - the one who struck
*se*: accusative singular pronoun - you

Word Meanings

*perikalypsantes*: having blindfolded/covered/veiled
*etypton*: were striking/hitting/beating
*epērōtōn*: were questioning/interrogating/asking
*Prophēteuson*: prophesy/predict/tell

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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