Luke 8:41

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with Him to come to his house.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ, ἰδού, ἦλθεν ἀνὴρ ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰάειρος, καὶ αὐτὸς ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς ὑπῆρχεν: καὶ πεσὼν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, παρεκάλει αὐτὸν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ:

Transliteration

And, idou, ēlthen anēr to whom onoma Iaeiros, and he archōn of the synagōgēs hypērchen: and pesōn beside the podas of the Iēsou, parekalei him eiselthein into the oikon of him:

Grammar Details

• *idou*: aorist middle imperative, 2nd singular [used as interjection] - behold/look
• *ēlthen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - came/went
• *anēr*: nominative, masculine, singular - man
• *onoma*: nominative, neuter, singular - name
• *Iaeiros*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jairus
• *archōn*: nominative, masculine, singular - ruler/leader
• *synagōgēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - synagogue
• *hypērchen*: imperfect active, 3rd singular - was/existed
• *pesōn*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having fallen
• *podas*: accusative, masculine, plural - feet
• *Iēsou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus
• *parekalei*: imperfect active, 3rd singular - was beseeching/exhorting
• *eiselthein*: aorist active infinitive - to enter/come in
• *oikon*: accusative, masculine, singular - house/home

Word Meanings

• *idou*: behold/look/see
• *ēlthen*: came/went/arrived
• *anēr*: man/male person
• *onoma*: name/title
• *Iaeiros*: Jairus
• *archōn*: ruler/leader/official
• *synagōgēs*: synagogue/assembly place
• *hypērchen*: was/existed/belonged to
• *pesōn*: having fallen/dropping down
• *podas*: feet
• *parekalei*: was beseeching/exhorting/urging
• *eiselthein*: to enter/come in/go in
• *oikon*: house/home/household

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and begged him that he would come into his house:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And behold, there came a man {G3739} named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him to come into his house;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And beholde ther came a man named Iairus (and he was a ruler of ye synagoge) and he fell doune at Iesus fete and besought him yt he wolde come into his housse

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And beholde, there came a man named Iairus (and he was a ruler of the synagoge) and fell at Iesus fete, & besought him, that he wolde come in to his house.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And beholde, there came a man named Iairus, & he was the ruler of the Synagogue, who fell downe at Iesus feete, and besought him that he would come into his house.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And behold, ther came a man named Iairus, & he was a ruler of ye synagoge, & he fell downe at Iesus feete, praying him that he would come into his house:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus' feet, and begged him to come into his house,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and lo, there came a man, whose name `is' Jairus, and he was a chief of the synagogue, and having fallen at the feet of Jesus, was calling on him to come to his house;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him to come into his house;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him to come into his house;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler in the Synagogue: and he went down at the feet of Jesus, desiring him to come to his house;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus' feet, and begged him to come into his house,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then a man named Jairus, who was a leader of the synagogue, came up. Falling at Jesus’ feet, he pleaded with him to come to his house,

Referenced Verses

• Mark 5:22-43 : 22 Then one of the leaders of the synagogue, named Jairus, came, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet. 23 He pleaded with Him earnestly, saying, 'My little daughter is dying. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she may be healed and live.' 24 So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him. 25 A certain woman, who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, 26 had suffered greatly under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His cloak. 28 For she thought, 'If I just touch His clothes, I will be healed.' 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her suffering. 30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from Him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, 'Who touched My clothes?' 31 His disciples said to Him, 'You see the crowd pressing against You, and yet You ask, “Who touched Me?”' 32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before Him, and told Him the whole truth. 34 Then He said to her, 'Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free from your suffering.' 35 While He was still speaking, some people came from the house of the synagogue leader and said, 'Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher anymore?' 36 But Jesus overheard the message being spoken and told the synagogue leader, 'Do not be afraid. Just believe.' 37 He did not allow anyone to follow Him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. 38 They came to the house of the synagogue leader, and Jesus saw a commotion with people weeping and wailing loudly. 39 He went inside and said to them, 'Why are you making such a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.' 40 But they laughed at Him. After He put them all outside, He took the child's father, mother, and those with Him and went into the room where the child was lying. 41 Taking her by the hand, He said to her, 'Talitha koumi,' which means, 'Little girl, I say to you, get up.' 42 Immediately, the girl got up and began to walk around—she was twelve years old. They were completely astonished. 43 Jesus strictly ordered them not to let anyone know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.
• Luke 8:49 : 49 While He was still speaking, someone came from the house of the synagogue leader and said, "Your daughter has died. Do not trouble the Teacher any longer."
• Luke 13:14 : 14 But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the crowd, 'There are six days for work. So come to be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.'
• Acts 13:15 : 15 After the reading of the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, 'Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, speak.'
• Acts 18:8 : 8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, believed in the Lord together with his entire household. Many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized.
• Acts 18:17 : 17 Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio showed no concern for any of this.
• Rev 5:8 : 8 When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each of them was holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
• Luke 17:16 : 16 He fell face down at Jesus’ feet, thanking him—and he was a Samaritan.
• John 4:46-49 : 46 Jesus came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. Now there was a royal official whose son was ill in Capernaum. 47 When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and pleaded with him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. 48 Jesus said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders, you will never believe." 49 The royal official said to him, "Sir, come down before my child dies."
• John 11:21 : 21 Martha said to Jesus, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.'
• Acts 9:38 : 38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to him, urging him, "Please come to us without delay."
• Luke 5:8 : 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!"
• Matt 8:7-8 : 7 Jesus said to him, 'I will come and heal him.' 8 But the centurion replied, 'Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.'
• Matt 9:18-26 : 18 While he was saying this, a ruler came and knelt before him, saying, 'My daughter has just died. But come and place your hand on her, and she will live.' 19 So Jesus got up and went with him, along with his disciples. 20 Just then, a woman who had been suffering from bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. 21 She said to herself, 'If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.' 22 Jesus turned and saw her. 'Take courage, daughter,' he said, 'your faith has healed you.' And the woman was healed at that moment. 23 When Jesus entered the ruler’s house and saw the flute players and the noisy crowd, 24 he said, 'Go away; the girl is not dead but asleep.' But they laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. 26 News of this spread throughout that entire region.