Luke 8:34

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{ "verseID": "Luke.8.34", "source": "Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ βόσκοντες τὸ γεγενημένον, ἔφυγον, καὶ ἀπελθόντες ἀπήγγειλαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἀγρούς.", "text": "*Idontes* *de* the ones *boskontes* the *gegenēmenon*, *ephygon*, and *apelthontes* *apēngeilan* into the *polin* and into the *agrous*.", "grammar": { "*Idontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having seen", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*boskontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - feeding/tending", "*gegenēmenon*": "perfect middle/passive participle, accusative neuter singular - having happened", "*ephygon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they fled/ran away", "*apelthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having gone away", "*apēngeilan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they reported/announced", "*polin*": "accusative feminine singular - city", "*agrous*": "accusative masculine plural - fields/countryside" }, "variants": { "*Idontes*": "having seen/observed/perceived", "*boskontes*": "feeding/tending/keeping", "*gegenēmenon*": "having happened/occurred/taken place", "*ephygon*": "fled/ran away/escaped", "*apelthontes*": "having gone away/departed/left", "*apēngeilan*": "reported/announced/told", "*polin*": "city/town", "*agrous*": "fields/countryside/farms" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ βόσκοντες τὸ γεγενημένον, ἔφυγον, καὶ ἀπελθόντες ἀπήγγειλαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἀγρούς.

Transliteration

Idontes de the ones boskontes the gegenēmenon, ephygon, and apelthontes apēngeilan into the polin and into the agrous.

Grammar Details

• *Idontes*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having seen
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *boskontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - feeding/tending
• *gegenēmenon*: perfect middle/passive participle, accusative neuter singular - having happened
• *ephygon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they fled/ran away
• *apelthontes*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having gone away
• *apēngeilan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they reported/announced
• *polin*: accusative feminine singular - city
• *agrous*: accusative masculine plural - fields/countryside

Word Meanings

• *Idontes*: having seen/observed/perceived
• *boskontes*: feeding/tending/keeping
• *gegenēmenon*: having happened/occurred/taken place
• *ephygon*: fled/ran away/escaped
• *apelthontes*: having gone away/departed/left
• *apēngeilan*: reported/announced/told
• *polin*: city/town
• *agrous*: fields/countryside/farms

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported it in the town and countryside.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  When those who fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when{G1161} they that fed{G1006} them saw{G1492} what had come to pass,{G1096} they fled,{G5343} and{G2532} {G565} told{G518} it in{G1519} the city{G4172} and{G2532} in{G1519} the country.{G68}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When{G1161} they that fed{G1006}{(G5723)} them saw{G1492}{(G5631)} what was done{G1096}{(G5772)}, they fled{G5343}{(G5627)}, and{G2532} went{G565}{(G5631)} and told{G518}{(G5656)} it in{G1519} the city{G4172} and{G2532} in{G1519} the country{G68}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When the herdmen sawe what had chaunsed they fleed and tolde it in the cite and in the villages.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But wha ye herdmen sawe what had chaunsed, they fled, and tolde it in the cite and in the vyllagies.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  When the heardmen sawe what was done, they fled: and when they were departed, they tolde it in the citie and in the countrey.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When the heardmen sawe what was done, they fled: and when they were departed, they tolde it in the citie, & in the villages.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  When they that fed [them] saw what was done, they fled, and went and told [it] in the city and in the country.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When those who fed them saw what had happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And those feeding `them', having seen what was come to pass, fled, and having gone, told `it' to the city, and to the fields;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when the men who took care of them saw what had come about, they went quickly and gave news of it in the town and the country.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When those who fed them saw what had happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 8:33 : 33 { "verseID": "Matthew.8.33", "source": "Οἱ δὲ βόσκοντες ἔφυγον, καὶ ἀπελθόντες εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἀπήγγειλαν πάντα, καὶ τὰ τῶν δαιμονιζομένων.", "text": "The *de boskontes ephugon*, and *apelthontes* into the *polin*, *apēngeilan* all, and the things of-the *daimonizomenōn*.", "grammar": { "Οἱ": "nominative masculine plural article - the", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*boskontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - feeding/tending", "*ephugon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - fled", "*apelthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having gone away", "εἰς": "preposition + accusative - into", "τὴν": "accusative feminine singular article - the", "*polin*": "accusative feminine singular - city", "*apēngeilan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - reported", "πάντα": "accusative neuter plural adjective - all things", "τὰ": "accusative neuter plural article - the things", "τῶν": "genitive masculine plural article - of the", "*daimonizomenōn*": "present passive participle, genitive masculine plural - being demon-possessed" }, "variants": { "*de*": "and/but/now (transitional particle)", "*boskontes*": "feeding/tending/keeping", "*ephugon*": "fled/ran away/escaped", "*apelthontes*": "having gone away/departed", "*polin*": "city/town", "*apēngeilan*": "reported/announced/told", "*daimonizomenōn*": "being demon-possessed/demonized" } }
• Matt 28:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Matthew.28.11", "source": "Πορευομένων δὲ αὐτῶν, ἰδού, τινὲς τῆς κουστωδίας ἐλθόντες εἰς τὴν πόλιν, ἀπήγγειλαν τοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσιν ἅπαντα τὰ γενόμενα.", "text": "*Poreuomenōn* *de* of them, *idou*, *tines* of the *koustōdias* *elthontes* into the *polin*, *apēngeilan* to the *archiereusin* *hapanta* the *genomena*.", "grammar": { "*Poreuomenōn*": "present middle participle, genitive, masculine, plural - going/journeying", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*idou*": "aorist imperative - behold/look", "*tines*": "nominative, masculine, plural - some/certain ones", "*koustōdias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of guard", "*elthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come", "*polin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - city", "*apēngeilan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - reported", "*archiereusin*": "dative, masculine, plural - to chief priests", "*hapanta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - all things", "*genomena*": "aorist middle participle, accusative, neuter, plural - having happened" }, "variants": { "*Poreuomenōn*": "going/journeying/traveling", "*idou*": "behold/look/see", "*tines*": "some/certain ones", "*koustōdias*": "guard/watch (Latin loanword: 'custodia')", "*elthontes*": "having come/arrived", "*polin*": "city/town", "*apēngeilan*": "reported/announced/told", "*archiereusin*": "chief priests/high priests", "*hapanta*": "all things/everything", "*genomena*": "having happened/occurred/come to pass" } }
• Mark 5:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Mark.5.14", "source": "Οἱ δὲ βόσκοντες τοὺς χοίρους ἔφυγον, καὶ ἀνήγγειλαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἀγρούς. Καὶ ἐξῆλθον ἰδεῖν τί ἐστιν τὸ γεγονός.", "text": "But those *boskontes* the *choirous* *ephygon*, and *anēngeilan* into the *polin*, and into the *agrous*. And they *exēlthon* *idein* what *estin* the *gegonos*.", "grammar": { "*boskontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - feeding/tending", "*choirous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - pigs", "*ephygon*": "aorist, 3rd plural - fled", "*anēngeilan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - reported/announced", "*polin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - city", "*agrous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - fields/countryside", "*exēlthon*": "aorist, 3rd plural - went out/came out", "*idein*": "aorist infinitive - to see", "*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is", "*gegonos*": "perfect participle, nominative, neuter, singular - having happened" }, "variants": { "*boskontes*": "feeding/tending/herding", "*ephygon*": "fled/ran away/escaped", "*anēngeilan*": "reported/announced/told", "*polin*": "city/town", "*agrous*": "fields/countryside/farms", "*exēlthon*": "went out/came out", "*idein*": "to see/to look at", "*gegonos*": "having happened/occurred/taken place" } }
• Acts 19:16-17 : 16 { "verseID": "Acts.19.16", "source": "Καὶ ἐφαλλόμενος ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐν ᾧ ἦν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρόν, καὶ κατακυριεύσας αὐτῶν, ἴσχυσεν κατʼ αὐτῶν, ὥστε γυμνοὺς καὶ τετραυματισμένους ἐκφυγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου ἐκείνου.", "text": "And *ephallomenos ep' autous ho anthrōpos en hō ēn to pneuma to ponēron*, and *katakyrieuσas autōn*, *ischysen kat' autōn*, *hōste gymnous kai tetraumatismenous ekphygein ek tou oikou ekeinou*.", "grammar": { "*ephallomenos*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - leaping upon", "*ep'*": "preposition + accusative - upon", "*autous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - them", "*ho anthrōpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the man", "*en hō*": "in whom", "*ēn*": "imperfect, 3rd singular, indicative - was", "*to pneuma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - the spirit", "*to ponēron*": "nominative, neuter, singular - the evil", "*katakyrieuσas*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having overpowered", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - them", "*ischysen*": "aorist, 3rd singular, indicative - he prevailed", "*kat'*": "preposition + genitive - against", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - them", "*hōste*": "conjunction - so that", "*gymnous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - naked", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*tetraumatismenous*": "perfect participle, accusative, masculine, plural - having been wounded", "*ekphygein*": "aorist infinitive - to flee", "*ek*": "preposition + genitive - out of", "*tou oikou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - the house", "*ekeinou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - that" }, "variants": { "*ephallomenos*": "leaping upon/jumping on", "*anthrōpos*": "man/person/human", "*pneuma*": "spirit/breath", "*ponēron*": "evil/wicked/malicious", "*katakyrieuσas*": "having overpowered/mastered/dominated", "*ischysen*": "he prevailed/was strong/overpowered", "*gymnous*": "naked/poorly clothed/stripped", "*tetraumatismenous*": "having been wounded/injured/bruised", "*ekphygein*": "to flee/escape", "*oikou*": "house/home/household" } } 17 { "verseID": "Acts.19.17", "source": "Τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο γνωστὸν πᾶσιν Ἰουδαίοις τε καὶ Ἕλλησιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν τὴν Ἔφεσον· καὶ ἐπέπεσεν φόβος ἐπὶ πάντας αὐτούς, καὶ ἐμεγαλύνετο τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ.", "text": "This *de egeneto gnōston pasin Ioudaiois te kai Hellēsin tois katoikousin tēn Epheson*; and *epepesen phobos epi pantas autous*, and *emegalyneto to onoma tou Kyriou Iēsou*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*egeneto*": "aorist, 3rd singular, indicative - became", "*gnōston*": "nominative, neuter, singular - known", "*pasin*": "dative, masculine, plural - to all", "*Ioudaiois*": "dative, masculine, plural - Jews", "*te*": "connective particle - both/and", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Hellēsin*": "dative, masculine, plural - Greeks", "*tois katoikousin*": "dative, masculine, plural - those dwelling in", "*tēn Epheson*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Ephesus", "*epepesen*": "aorist, 3rd singular, indicative - fell upon", "*phobos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - fear", "*epi*": "preposition + accusative - upon", "*pantas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - all", "*autous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - them", "*emegalyneto*": "imperfect, 3rd singular, passive, indicative - was being magnified", "*to onoma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - the name", "*tou Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the Lord", "*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus" }, "variants": { "*egeneto*": "became/happened to be", "*gnōston*": "known/familiar", "*Ioudaiois*": "Jews/Judeans", "*Hellēsin*": "Greeks/Gentiles/Hellenists", "*katoikousin*": "dwelling in/living in/inhabiting", "*epepesen*": "fell upon/came upon", "*phobos*": "fear/terror/reverence", "*emegalyneto*": "was being magnified/exalted/praised", "*onoma*": "name/reputation/authority", "*Kyriou*": "Lord/Master" } }