Luke 5:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch."

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὡς δὲ ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν, εἶπεν πρὸς τὸν Σίμωνα, Ἐπανάγαγε εἰς τὸ βάθος, καὶ χαλάσατε τὰ δίκτυα ὑμῶν εἰς ἄγραν.

Transliteration

Hōs de epausato lalōn, eipen pros ton Simōna, Epanagage eis to bathos, and chalasate ta diktya hymōn eis agran.

Grammar Details

• *Hōs*: temporal conjunction - when/as
• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
• *epausato*: aorist, 3rd singular, middle - ceased/stopped
• *lalōn*: present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - speaking
• *eipen*: aorist, 3rd singular, active - said
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *ton Simōna*: accusative, masculine, singular - Simon
• *Epanagage*: aorist imperative, 2nd singular, active - put out/launch out
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - into/to
• *to bathos*: accusative, neuter, singular - the deep
• *chalasate*: aorist imperative, 2nd plural, active - let down
• *ta diktya*: accusative, neuter, plural - the nets
• *hymōn*: genitive, 2nd plural - your
• *eis agran*: accusative, feminine, singular - for a catch

Word Meanings

• *Hōs*: when/as/while
• *epausato*: ceased/stopped/finished
• *lalōn*: speaking/talking
• *pros*: to/toward/with
• *Epanagage*: put out/launch out/go out
• *bathos*: deep/depth/deep water
• *chalasate*: let down/lower/drop
• *agran*: catch/haul/draught (of fish)

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Now when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When he had leeft speakynge he sayde vnto Simon: Launche out in to the depe and let slippe youre nettes to make a draught

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan he had left of talkynge, he sayde vnto Symon: Launch out in to the depe & let slyppe yor nettes, to make a draught.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now when he had left speaking, he sayd vnto Simon, Lanch out into the deepe, and let downe your nettes to make a draught.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When he had left speakyng, he sayde vnto Simon: Launche out into the deepe, and let slip your nettes, to make a draught.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, ‹Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And when he left off speaking, he said unto Simon, `Put back to the deep, and let down your nets for a draught;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when his talk was ended, he said to Simon, Go out into deep water, and let down your nets for fish.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,“Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”

Referenced Verses

• John 21:6 : 6 He said to them, 'Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.' So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because of the large number of fish.