Luke 9:57

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And {G1096} as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, {G2962} I will follow thee whithersoever {G302} thou goest.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἐγένετο δὲ, πορευομένων αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, εἶπέν τις πρὸς αὐτόν, Ἀκολουθήσω σοι ὅπου ἂν ἀπέρχῃ. Κύριε,

Transliteration

Egeneto de, poreuomenōn them in the hodō, eipen someone pros him, Akolouthēsō you wherever an aperchē. Kyrie,

Grammar Details

*Egeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - it happened/came to pass
*de*: postpositive adversative particle - but/and/now
*poreuomenōn*: present middle participle, genitive masculine plural - going/journeying
*hodō*: dative feminine singular - way/road/journey
*eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke
*pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
*Akolouthēsō*: future active indicative, 1st singular - I will follow
*an*: modal particle - ever/would
*aperchē*: present middle indicative, 2nd singular - you go away/depart
*Kyrie*: vocative masculine singular - Lord/Master/Sir

Word Meanings

*Egeneto*: it happened/came to pass/occurred
*poreuomenōn*: going/journeying/traveling
*hodō*: way/road/journey/path
*eipen*: said/spoke
*pros*: to/toward/with
*Akolouthēsō*: I will follow/accompany
*an*: ever/would (modal particle)
*aperchē*: you go away/depart/leave
*Kyrie*: Lord/Master/Sir

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 19:8 : 8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that Jehovah hath spoken we will do. And Moses reported the words of the people unto Jehovah.
Matt 8:19-22 : 19 And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 21 And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
Luke 9:51 : 51 And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
Luke 9:57-60 : 57 And {G1096} as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, {G2962} I will follow thee whithersoever {G302} thou goest. 58 And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God.
John 13:37 : 37 Peter saith unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee even now? I will lay down my life for thee.

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