Luke 7:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὡς δὲ ἤγγισεν τῇ πύλῃ τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἰδού, ἐξεκομίζετο τεθνηκώς, υἱὸς μονογενὴς τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτὴ ἦν χήρα: καὶ ὄχλος τῆς πόλεως ἱκανὸς ἦν σὺν αὐτῇ.

Transliteration

Hōs de ēngisen tē pylē tēs poleōs, kai idou, exekomizeto tethnēkōs, huios monogenēs tē mētri autou, kai autē ēn chēra: kai ochlos tēs poleōs hikanos ēn syn autē.

Grammar Details

*Hōs*: temporal conjunction - when/as
*de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but/now
*ēngisen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - drew near/approached
*tē pylē*: dative, feminine, singular - to the gate
*tēs poleōs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of the city
*kai idou*: conjunction + interjection - and behold
*exekomizeto*: imperfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - was being carried out
*tethnēkōs*: perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having died/dead
*huios*: nominative, masculine, singular - son
*monogenēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - only-begotten/only
*tē mētri*: dative, feminine, singular - to/for the mother
*autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his
*kai autē*: conjunction + nominative, feminine, singular - and she
*ēn*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was
*chēra*: nominative, feminine, singular - widow
*kai*: conjunction - and
*ochlos*: nominative, masculine, singular - crowd
*hikanos*: nominative, masculine, singular - considerable/large
*syn autē*: preposition + dative - with her

Word Meanings

*ēngisen*: drew near/approached/came close to
*pylē*: gate/entrance
*exekomizeto*: was being carried out/was being brought out for burial
*tethnēkōs*: having died/dead/deceased
*monogenēs*: only-begotten/only/unique
*chēra*: widow/bereaved woman

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Referenced Verses

Luke 8:42 : 42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she {G3778} was dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him.
Luke 8:52 : 52 And all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said, Weep not; for she is not dead, but sleepeth.
John 11:19 : 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.
Acts 9:39 : 39 And Peter arose and went with them. And when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
Acts 9:41 : 41 And he gave her his hand, and raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
1 Tim 5:4-5 : 4 But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God. 5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, hath her hope set on God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
Jas 1:27 : 27 Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
Gen 22:2 : 2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Gen 22:12 : 12 And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him; for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.
2 Sam 14:7 : 7 And, behold, the whole family is risen against thy handmaid, and they say, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the face of the earth.
1 Kgs 17:9 : 9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow {H802} there to sustain thee.
1 Kgs 17:12 : 12 And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
1 Kgs 17:18 : 18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? thou art come unto me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son!
1 Kgs 17:23 : 23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
2 Kgs 4:16 : 16 And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.
2 Kgs 4:20 : 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.
Job 29:13 : 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.

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