Luke 7:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἀνεκάθισεν, ὁ νεκρός καὶ ἤρξατο λαλεῖν. Καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὸν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Kai anekathisen, ho nekros kai ērxato lalein. Kai edōken auton tē mētri autou.

Grammar Details

*Kai*: conjunction - and
*anekathisen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - sat up
*ho nekros*: nominative, masculine, singular - the dead [man]
*kai*: conjunction - and
*ērxato*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - began
*lalein*: present active infinitive - to speak
*edōken*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - gave
*auton*: accusative, masculine, singular - him
*tē mētri*: dative, feminine, singular - to the mother
*autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his

Word Meanings

*anekathisen*: sat up/raised himself up
*nekros*: dead [man]/corpse
*ērxato*: began/started
*lalein*: to speak/to talk
*edōken*: gave/delivered/presented

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 17:23-24 : 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. 24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth.
2 Kgs 4:32-37 : 32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. 33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto Jehovah. 34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon him; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. 35 Then he returned, and walked in the house once to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. 36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son. 37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground; and she took up her son, and went out.
2 Kgs 13:21 : 21 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

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