Luke 4:24

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{ "verseID": "Luke.4.24", "source": "Εἶπεν δέ, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι Οὐδεὶς προφήτης δεκτός ἐστιν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ.", "text": "*Eipen de*, *Amēn legō* to you, *hoti Oudeis prophētēs dektos estin* in the *patridi* of him.", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - said", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but/now", "*Amēn*": "Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily", "*legō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*Oudeis*": "nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - no one", "*prophētēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*dektos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - acceptable/welcome", "*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*patridi*": "dative, feminine, singular - hometown/native place" }, "variants": { "*Amēn*": "truly/verily/certainly", "*dektos*": "acceptable/welcome/received favorably", "*patridi*": "hometown/native place/country" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δέ, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὅτι Οὐδεὶς προφήτης δεκτός ἐστιν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Eipen de, Amēn legō to you, hoti Oudeis prophētēs dektos estin in the patridi of him.

Grammar Details

• *Eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - said
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but/now
• *Amēn*: Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily
• *legō*: present, active, indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell
• *hoti*: conjunction - that
• *Oudeis*: nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - no one
• *prophētēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - prophet
• *dektos*: nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - acceptable/welcome
• *estin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - is
• *patridi*: dative, feminine, singular - hometown/native place

Word Meanings

• *Amēn*: truly/verily/certainly
• *dektos*: acceptable/welcome/received favorably
• *patridi*: hometown/native place/country

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Truly I tell you,' He continued, 'no prophet is accepted in his hometown.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he said, Truly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde verely I saye vnto you: No Prophet is accepted in his awne countre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But he saide: Verely I saye vnto you: There is no prophet accepted in his owne countre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he saide, Verely I say vnto you, No Prophet is accepted in his owne countrey.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he saide: Ueryly I say vnto you, no prophete is accepted in his owne countrey.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, ‹Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, "Most assuredly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he said, `Verily I say to you -- No prophet is accepted in his own country;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to them, Truly I say to you, No prophet is honoured in his country.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "Most certainly I tell you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And he added,“I tell you the truth, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 13:57 : 57 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.57", "source": "Καὶ ἐσκανδαλίζοντο ἐν αὐτῷ. Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐκ ἔστιν προφήτης ἄτιμος, εἰ μὴ ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὑτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ.", "text": "And they were *eskandalizonto* in him. But the *Iēsous* *eipen* to them, Not *estin* *prophētēs* *atimos*, except in the *patridi* of himself, and in the *oikia* of him.", "grammar": { "*eskandalizonto*": "imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural - were being offended", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*prophētēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*atimos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - without honor", "*patridi*": "dative, feminine, singular - hometown", "*oikia*": "dative, feminine, singular - house/household" }, "variants": { "*eskandalizonto*": "were being offended/caused to stumble/made to fall away", "*Iēsous*": "Jesus/Yeshua", "*eipen*": "said/spoke/told", "*prophētēs*": "prophet/one who speaks for God", "*atimos*": "without honor/unhonored/disrespected", "*patridi*": "hometown/native place/fatherland", "*oikia*": "house/household/family" } }
• John 4:44 : 44 { "verseID": "John.4.44", "source": "Αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐμαρτύρησεν, ὅτι προφήτης ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ πατρίδι τιμὴν οὐκ ἔχει.", "text": "*Autos gar* the *Iēsous emartyrēsen*, that *prophētēs* in the *idia patridi timēn* not *echei*.", "grammar": { "*Autos*": "intensive pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - himself", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "ὁ Ἰησοῦς": "nominative, masculine, singular with article - Jesus/Yeshua", "*emartyrēsen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - testified/bore witness", "ὅτι": "conjunction introducing content - that", "*prophētēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - prophet", "ἐν": "preposition - in", "τῇ ἰδίᾳ": "dative, feminine, singular with article + adjective, dative, feminine, singular - his own", "*patridi*": "dative, feminine, singular - homeland/native place", "*timēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - honor/respect", "οὐκ": "negative particle - not", "*echei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - has" }, "variants": { "*emartyrēsen*": "testified/witnessed/declared", "*idia*": "own/one's own (emphasizing possession)", "*patridi*": "homeland/native place/hometown", "*timēn*": "honor/respect/value" } }
• Mark 6:4-5 : 4 { "verseID": "Mark.6.4", "source": "Ἔλεγεν δὲ αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ὅτι Οὐκ ἔστιν προφήτης ἄτιμος, εἰ μὴ ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν τοῖς συγγενέσιν, καὶ ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ αὐτοῦ.", "text": "*Elegen* but to them the *Iēsous*, that Not *estin* *prophētēs* *atimos*, if not in the *patridi* of him, and among the *syngeneusin*, and in the *oikia* of him.", "grammar": { "*Elegen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was saying [continuous]", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*prophētēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*atimos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - without honor/dishonored", "*patridi*": "dative, feminine, singular - homeland/native place", "*syngeneusin*": "dative, masculine, plural - relatives/kinsmen", "*oikia*": "dative, feminine, singular - house/household" }, "variants": { "*Elegen*": "was saying/kept saying/told", "*prophētēs*": "prophet/one who speaks for God", "*atimos*": "without honor/dishonored/disrespected", "*patridi*": "homeland/native place/hometown", "*syngeneusin*": "relatives/kinsmen/family members", "*oikia*": "house/home/household/family" } } 5 { "verseID": "Mark.6.5", "source": "Καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο ἐκεῖ οὐδεμίαν δύναμιν ποιῆσαι, εἰ μὴ ὀλίγοις ἀρρώστοις ἐπιθεὶς τὰς χεῖρας, ἐθεράπευσεν.", "text": "And not *ēdynato* there *oudemian* *dynamin* *poiēsai*, if not on few *arrōstois* *epitheis* the *cheiras*, *etherapeusen*.", "grammar": { "*ēdynato*": "imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - was able [continuous]", "*oudemian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - not one/none/no", "*dynamin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - miracle/power/mighty work", "*poiēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to do/perform", "*arrōstois*": "dative, masculine, plural - sick/ill people", "*epitheis*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having laid upon", "*cheiras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hands", "*etherapeusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - healed [completed action]" }, "variants": { "*ēdynato*": "was able/could/had power", "*dynamin*": "miracle/mighty work/act of power", "*poiēsai*": "to do/perform/make/accomplish", "*arrōstois*": "sick/ill/infirm people", "*epitheis*": "laying on/placing upon", "*etherapeusen*": "healed/cured/made well" } }
• Acts 22:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Acts.22.3", "source": "Ἐγώ μὲν εἰμι ἀνὴρ Ἰουδαῖος, γεγεννημένος ἐν Ταρσῷ, τῆς Κιλικίας, ἀνατεθραμμένος δὲ ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ παρὰ τοὺς πόδας Γαμαλιήλ, πεπαιδευμένος κατὰ ἀκρίβειαν τοῦ πατρῴου νόμου, ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τοῦ Θεοῦ, καθὼς πάντες ὑμεῖς ἐστε σήμερον.", "text": "*Egō men eimi anēr Ioudaios*, *gegennēmenos* in *Tarsō*, of *Kilikias*, *anatetrammenos* *de* in the *polei tautē para* the *podas Gamaliēl*, *pepaideumenos kata akribeian* of the *patrōou nomou*, *zēlōtēs hyparchōn* of the *Theou*, *kathōs* all you *este sēmeron*.", "grammar": { "*Egō*": "personal pronoun, nominative - I", "*men*": "particle marking contrast - on the one hand/indeed", "*eimi*": "present indicative, 1st person singular - am", "*anēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man", "*Ioudaios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jewish/Jew", "*gegennēmenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been born", "*Tarsō*": "dative, feminine, singular - Tarsus (city name)", "*Kilikias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - Cilicia (region name)", "*anatetrammenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been brought up/raised", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*polei*": "dative, feminine, singular - city", "*tautē*": "demonstrative pronoun, dative, feminine, singular - this", "*para*": "preposition + accusative - beside/at", "*podas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - feet", "*Gamaliēl*": "proper noun, genitive - Gamaliel", "*pepaideumenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been trained/educated", "*kata*": "preposition + accusative - according to", "*akribeian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - exactness/strictness", "*patrōou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - ancestral/paternal", "*nomou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - law", "*zēlōtēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - zealot/enthusiast", "*hyparchōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being/existing", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - God", "*kathōs*": "comparative adverb - just as/even as", "*este*": "present indicative, 2nd person plural - you are", "*sēmeron*": "adverb - today/this day" }, "variants": { "*anēr Ioudaios*": "Jewish man/Jew", "*gegennēmenos*": "born/having been born", "*anatetrammenos*": "brought up/raised/educated", "*para tous podas*": "at the feet of/under the instruction of", "*pepaideumenos*": "trained/educated/instructed", "*kata akribeian*": "according to strictness/with exactness/precisely", "*patrōou nomou*": "ancestral law/law of our fathers", "*zēlōtēs*": "zealot/enthusiast/zealous adherent", "*hyparchōn*": "being/existing as/serving as" } }