Luke 7:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἀνεκάθισεν, ὁ νεκρός καὶ ἤρξατο λαλεῖν. Καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὸν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Kai anekathisen, ho nekros kai ērxato lalein. Kai edōken auton tē mētri autou.

Grammar Details

• *Kai*: conjunction - and
• *anekathisen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - sat up
• *ho nekros*: nominative, masculine, singular - the dead [man]
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *ērxato*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - began
• *lalein*: present active infinitive - to speak
• *edōken*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - gave
• *auton*: accusative, masculine, singular - him
• *tē mētri*: dative, feminine, singular - to the mother
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his

Word Meanings

• *anekathisen*: sat up/raised himself up
• *nekros*: dead [man]/corpse
• *ērxato*: began/started
• *lalein*: to speak/to talk
• *edōken*: gave/delivered/presented

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And ye deed sate vp and beganne to speake. And he delyvered him to his mother.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the deed sat vp, and beganne to speake. And he delyuered him vnto his mother.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he that was dead, sate vp, and began to speake, and he deliuered him to his mother.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he that was dead, sate vp, and began to speake: And he delyuered hym to his mother.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the dead sat up, and began to speak, and he gave him to his mother;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the dead man got up, and words came from his lips. And he gave him to his mother.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 17:23-24 : 23 Elijah took the boy, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. Elijah said, 'Look, your son is alive.' 24 Then the woman said to Elijah, 'Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth.'
• 2 Kgs 4:32-37 : 32 When Elisha arrived at the house, there was the boy, lying dead on his bed. 33 He went in, shut the door behind them both, and prayed to the LORD. 34 Then he got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, hands to hands. As he stretched out over him, the boy’s flesh grew warm. 35 Elisha got up and walked back and forth in the house. Then he went up and stretched out over the boy again. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes. 36 Elisha called Gehazi and said, 'Call the Shunammite woman.' So he called her, and when she came, he said, 'Take your son.' 37 She came, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.
• 2 Kgs 13:21 : 21 Once, while some Israelites were burying a man, they suddenly saw a band of raiders. So they threw the man's body into Elisha's tomb. When the body touched Elisha's bones, the man came to life and stood up on his feet.