Luke 7:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to one, "Go," and he goes; and to another, "Come," and he comes; and to my servant, "Do this," and he does it.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπός εἰμι ὑπὸ ἐξουσίαν τασσόμενος, ἔχων ὑπʼ ἐμαυτὸν στρατιώτας, καὶ λέγω τούτῳ, Πορεύθητι, καὶ πορεύεται· καὶ ἄλλῳ, Ἔρχου, καὶ ἔρχεται· καὶ τῷ δούλῳ μου, Ποίησον τοῦτο, καὶ ποιεῖ.

Transliteration

Kai gar egō anthrōpos eimi hypo exousian tassomenos, echōn hyp' emauton stratiōtas, kai legō toutō, Poreuthēti, kai poreuetai; kai allō, Erchou, kai erchetai; kai tō doulō mou, Poiēson touto, kai poiei.

Grammar Details

• *Kai gar*: conjunction combination - for also/for even
• *egō*: personal pronoun, nominative, 1st singular - I
• *anthrōpos*: nominative, masculine, singular - man/person
• *eimi*: present active indicative, 1st singular - am
• *hypo*: preposition + accusative - under
• *exousian*: accusative, feminine, singular - authority
• *tassomenos*: present passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being placed/arranged
• *echōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having
• *hyp' emauton*: preposition + accusative - under myself
• *stratiōtas*: accusative, masculine, plural - soldiers
• *kai legō*: conjunction + present active indicative, 1st singular - and I say
• *toutō*: dative, masculine, singular - to this one
• *Poreuthēti*: aorist passive imperative, 2nd singular - Go!
• *kai poreuetai*: conjunction + present middle indicative, 3rd singular - and he goes
• *kai allō*: conjunction + dative, masculine, singular - and to another
• *Erchou*: present middle imperative, 2nd singular - Come!
• *kai erchetai*: conjunction + present middle indicative, 3rd singular - and he comes
• *kai tō doulō mou*: conjunction + dative, masculine, singular + genitive, 1st singular - and to my servant
• *Poiēson*: aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - Do!
• *touto*: accusative, neuter, singular - this
• *kai poiei*: conjunction + present active indicative, 3rd singular - and he does

Word Meanings

• *tassomenos*: being placed/being arranged/being set in order/being stationed
• *stratiōtas*: soldiers/troops
• *Poreuthēti*: Go!/Journey!/Travel!
• *Erchou*: Come!/Approach!

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For I also am a man set under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For I lyke wyse am a man vnder power and have vnder me soudiers and I saye vnto won goo: and he goeth. And to another come: and he cometh. And to my servaunt do this: and he doeth it.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For I my self also am a ma, subiecte to the hygher auctorite, & haue soudyers vnder me. And I saye vnto one: Go, & he goeth. And to another: Come, & he cometh. And to my seruaut: Do this, & he doeth it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I likewise am a man set vnder authoritie, and haue vnder mee souldiers, and I say vnto one, Goe, and he goeth: and to another, Come, and hee commeth: and to my seruant, Doe this, and he doeth it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For I also am a man, set vnder power, and haue vnder me souldiers: and I say vnto one go, and he goeth: and to another, come, and he commeth: and to my seruaunt, do this, and he doth it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, 'Go!' and he goes; and to another, 'Come!' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this `one', Go, and he goeth; and to another, Be coming, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth `it'.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I also am a man set under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I also am a man set under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. [

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For I, myself, am a man under authority, having men under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, 'Go!' and he goes; and to another, 'Come!' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one,‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another,‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave,‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

Referenced Verses

• Acts 10:7-8 : 7 When the angel who spoke to Cornelius had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier who was one of his attendants. 8 After describing everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
• Acts 22:25-26 : 25 As they stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing there, 'Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t been condemned?' 26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it, saying, 'What are you about to do? This man is a Roman citizen.'
• Acts 23:17 : 17 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, 'Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.'
• Acts 23:23 : 23 Then he called two of the centurions and said, 'Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by nine o’clock tonight.'
• Acts 23:26 : 26 Claudius Lysias, to His Excellency Governor Felix: Greetings.
• Acts 24:23 : 23 He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and not to prevent his friends from attending to his needs.
• Acts 25:26 : 26 I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore, I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after conducting an investigation, I may have something to write.
• Col 3:22 : 22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
• 1 Tim 6:1-2 : 1 All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as worthy of full respect, so that God’s name and our teaching are not slandered. 2 Those who have believing masters should not disregard them because they are brothers; instead, they should serve them even more, since those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. Teach and encourage these things.