Luke 8:55

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he commanded that [something] be given her to eat.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτῆς, καὶ ἀνέστη παραχρῆμα: καὶ διέταξεν αὐτῇ δοθῆναι φαγεῖν.

Transliteration

And epestrepsen the pneuma of her, and anestē parachrēma: and dietaxen her dothēnai phagein.

Grammar Details

*epestrepsen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - returned
*pneuma*: nominative, neuter, singular - spirit/breath
*anestē*: aorist active, 3rd singular - arose/stood up
*parachrēma*: adverb - immediately/instantly
*dietaxen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - ordered/commanded
*dothēnai*: aorist passive infinitive - to be given
*phagein*: aorist active infinitive - to eat

Word Meanings

*epestrepsen*: returned/came back
*pneuma*: spirit/breath/life
*anestē*: arose/stood up/got up
*parachrēma*: immediately/instantly/at once
*dietaxen*: ordered/commanded/instructed
*dothēnai*: to be given
*phagein*: to eat/consume

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

John 11:44 : 44 He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
1 Kgs 17:21-23 : 21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. 22 And Jehovah hearkened unto the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 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.
Mark 5:43 : 43 And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that [something] should be given her to eat.
Luke 24:41-43 : 41 And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat? 42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish. 43 And he took it, and ate before them.

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