Luke 24:17

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He asked them, "What are you discussing as you walk along?" They stopped, looking sad.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς, Τίνες οἱ λόγοι οὗτοι οὓς ἀντιβάλλετε πρὸς ἀλλήλους, περιπατοῦντες, καὶ ἐστὲ σκυθρωποί;

Transliteration

He eipen de pros autous, What [are] the logoi houtoi hous antiballete pros allēlous, peripatountes, and are skuthrōpoi?

Grammar Details

• *eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - he said
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - with
• *autous*: accusative, masculine, plural - them
• *logoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - words/matters
• *houtoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - these
• *hous*: accusative, masculine, plural, relative pronoun - which
• *antiballete*: present, active, indicative, 2nd plural - you are exchanging
• *allēlous*: accusative, masculine, plural - one another
• *peripatountes*: present, active, participle, masculine, plural, nominative - walking
• *skuthrōpoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - sad/gloomy faced

Word Meanings

• *logoi*: words/matters/accounts
• *antiballete*: you are exchanging/discussing/throwing back and forth
• *peripatountes*: walking/going about
• *skuthrōpoi*: sad-faced/gloomy/downcast

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he said to them, What are these things you are discussing with each other as you walk, and are sad?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde vnto them: What maner of comunicacions are these that ye have one to another as ye walke and are sadde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sayde vnto them: What maner of comunicacions are these that ye haue one to another as ye walke, and are sad?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he sayd vnto them, What maner of communications are these that ye haue one to another as ye walke and are sad?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde vnto them: What maner of communications are these that ye haue one to another as ye walke, and are sad?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto them, ‹What manner of communications› [are] ‹these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to them, "What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he said unto them, `What `are' these words that ye exchange with one another, walking, and ye are sad?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to them, What are you talking about together while you go?

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to them, "What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then he said to them,“What are these matters you are discussing so intently as you walk along?” And they stood still, looking sad.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 9:4-6 : 4 The LORD said to him, 'Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and mark a sign on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the detestable things being done within it.' 5 To the others, he said in my hearing, 'Pass through the city after him and strike down. Do not let your eye spare, and do not show pity.' 6 Old men, young men, virgins, children, and women—kill them all to the point of destruction. But do not go near anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.' So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.
• John 16:6 : 6 Instead, because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.
• John 16:20-22 : 20 Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. 21 When a woman is in labor, she has sorrow because her time has come. But when she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22 So you also have sorrow now. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.