Luke 22:41

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He withdrew about a stone’s throw away from them, knelt down, and began to pray.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ αὐτὸς ἀπεσπάσθη ἀπʼ αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ λίθου βολήν, καὶ θεὶς τὰ γόνατα, προσηύχετο,

Transliteration

And he apespasthē from them about lithou bolēn, and theis ta gonata, prosēucheto,

Grammar Details

• *autos*: nominative, masculine, singular, intensive pronoun - he himself
• *apespasthē*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - was withdrawn/separated
• *ap' autōn*: preposition + genitive, masculine, plural, personal pronoun - from them
• *hōsei*: adverb - about/approximately
• *lithou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of a stone
• *bolēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - throw/cast
• *theis*: aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having placed/put
• *ta gonata*: accusative, neuter, plural - the knees
• *prosēucheto*: imperfect, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - was praying

Word Meanings

• *apespasthē*: was withdrawn/was separated/was drawn away
• *lithou bolēn*: stone's throw/cast of a stone/distance a stone could be thrown
• *theis ta gonata*: having placed the knees/having knelt down
• *prosēucheto*: was praying/was making petition

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down, and prayed,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he was parted from them about a stone's cast; and he kneeled down and prayed,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he gate him selfe from them about a stones cast and kneled doune and prayed

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he gat him from them aboute a stones cast, and kneled downe, prayed,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he was drawen aside from them about a stones cast, & kneeled downe, and prayed,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he gate hym selfe from them about a stones caste, and kneeled downe, and prayed,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and he knelt down and prayed,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he was withdrawn from them, as it were a stone's cast, and having fallen on the knees he was praying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he was parted from them about a stone's cast; and he kneeled down and prayed,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he was parted from them about a stone's cast; and he kneeled down and prayed,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he went a little distance away from them and, falling on his knees in prayer, he said,

• World English Bible (2000)

  He was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and he knelt down and prayed,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He went away from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed,

Referenced Verses

• Matt 26:39 : 39 Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will."
• Mark 14:35 : 35 Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
• Luke 18:11 : 11 'The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.'