Luke 9:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τοὺς λόγους τούτους ὡσεὶ ἡμέραι ὀκτώ, καὶ παραλαβὼν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰωάννην καὶ Ἰάκωβον, ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὄρος προσεύξασθαι.

Transliteration

Egeneto de meta the logous these hōsei hēmerai eight, and having paralabōn Petron and Iōannēn and Iakōbon, he anebē to the oros to proseuxasthai.

Grammar Details

• *Egeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - it came to pass/happened
• *de*: conjunction - but/and, transitional particle
• *meta*: preposition + accusative - after
• *logous*: accusative masculine plural - words/sayings
• *hōsei*: adverb - about/approximately
• *hēmerai*: nominative feminine plural - days
• *paralabōn*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having taken with him
• *Petron*: accusative masculine singular - Peter
• *Iōannēn*: accusative masculine singular - John
• *Iakōbon*: accusative masculine singular - James
• *anebē*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he went up
• *oros*: accusative neuter singular - mountain/hill
• *proseuxasthai*: aorist middle infinitive - to pray

Word Meanings

• *Egeneto*: it happened/occurred/came to pass
• *hōsei*: about/approximately/as it were
• *paralabōn*: taking with/bringing along/receiving
• *anebē*: went up/ascended/climbed
• *oros*: mountain/hill/high place
• *proseuxasthai*: to pray/entreat/worship

Referenced Verses

• Ps 109:4 : 4 For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer.
• Matt 17:1-9 : 1 And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and makes them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves. 2 And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light. 3 And Moses and Elijah came before their eyes, talking with him. 4 And Peter made answer and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if you will let me, I will make here three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 5 While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him. 6 And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear. 7 And Jesus came and put his hand on them and said, Get up and have no fear. 8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, but Jesus only. 9 And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus gave them orders, saying, Let no man have word of what you have seen, till the Son of man has come again from the dead. 10 And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first? 11 And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right: 12 But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands. 13 Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.
• Matt 26:37-39 : 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became sad and very troubled. 38 Then says he to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: keep watch with me here. 39 And he went forward a little, and falling down on his face in prayer, he said, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup go from me; but let not my pleasure, but yours be done.
• Mark 1:35 : 35 And in the morning, a long time before daylight, he got up and went out to a quiet place, and there he gave himself up to prayer.
• Mark 6:46 : 46 And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.
• Mark 9:2-9 : 2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them: 3 And his clothing became shining, very white, as no cleaner on earth would make it. 4 And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 And Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents; one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 6 Because he was not certain what to say, for they were in great fear. 7 And a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him. 8 And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any longer, but Jesus only with themselves. 9 And while they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to give word to any man of the things they had seen, till the Son of man had come back from the dead. 10 And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be. 11 And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first? 12 And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing? 13 But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.
• Mark 14:33-36 : 33 And he took with him Peter and James and John, and grief and great trouble came on him. 34 And he said to them, My soul is very sad, even to death: be here a little time, and keep watch. 35 And he went forward a little, and falling down on the earth, made request that, if possible, the hour might go from him. 36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to you; take away this cup from me: but even so let not my pleasure, but yours be done.
• Luke 6:12 : 12 And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God.
• Luke 8:51 : 51 And when he came to the house he did not let any man go in with him, but only Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and her mother.
• Luke 9:18 : 18 And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?
• 2 Cor 13:1 : 1 This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain.
• Heb 5:7 : 7 Who in the days of his flesh, having sent up prayers and requests with strong crying and weeping to him who was able to give him salvation from death, had his prayer answered because of his fear of God.