Luke 23:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who {G2532} bewailed and lamented him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἠκολούθει δὲ αὐτῷ πολὺ πλῆθος τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ γυναικῶν, αἳ καὶ ἐκόπτοντο καὶ ἐθρήνουν αὐτόν.

Transliteration

Ēkolouthei de him great plēthos of-the laou, and of-women, who also ekoptonto and ethrēnoun him.

Grammar Details

*Ēkolouthei*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was following
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
αὐτῷ: dative singular masculine - him
*plēthos*: nominative singular neuter - multitude/crowd
*laou*: genitive singular masculine - people
γυναικῶν: genitive plural feminine - of women
αἳ: relative pronoun, nominative plural feminine - who
*ekoptonto*: imperfect middle indicative, 3rd plural - were beating (themselves)/were lamenting
*ethrēnoun*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were mourning/wailing

Word Meanings

*Ēkolouthei*: was following/accompanied
*plēthos*: multitude/crowd/great number
*laou*: people/nation
*ekoptonto*: were beating (themselves)/were mourning/were lamenting
*ethrēnoun*: were mourning/wailing/lamenting

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 8:52 : 52 And all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said, Weep not; for she is not dead, but sleepeth.
Luke 23:55 : 55 And the women, {G2532} who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and beheld the tomb, and how his body was laid.
Matt 27:55 : 55 And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
Mark 15:40 : 40 And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom [were] both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
Luke 8:2 : 2 and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,

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