Luke 9:59

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{ "verseID": "Luke.9.59", "source": "Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς ἕτερον, Ἀκολούθει μοι. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι ἀπελθόντι πρῶτον θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.", "text": "*Eipen* *de* *pros* *heteron*, *Akolouthei* me. He *de* *eipen*, *Kyrie*, *epitrepson* me *apelthonti* first *thapsai* the *patera* of me.", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke", "*de*": "postpositive adversative particle - but/and/now", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*heteron*": "accusative masculine singular - another/different", "*Akolouthei*": "present active imperative, 2nd singular - follow/accompany", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke", "*Kyrie*": "vocative masculine singular - Lord/Master/Sir", "*epitrepson*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - permit/allow", "*apelthonti*": "aorist active participle, dative masculine singular - having gone away/departed", "*thapsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to bury", "*patera*": "accusative masculine singular - father" }, "variants": { "*Eipen*": "said/spoke", "*pros*": "to/toward/with", "*heteron*": "another/different/other person", "*Akolouthei*": "follow/accompany/come with", "*eipen*": "said/spoke/replied", "*Kyrie*": "Lord/Master/Sir", "*epitrepson*": "permit/allow/let", "*apelthonti*": "having gone away/departed/left", "*thapsai*": "to bury/entomb", "*patera*": "father" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς ἕτερον, Ἀκολούθει μοι. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι ἀπελθόντι πρῶτον θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.

Transliteration

Eipen de pros heteron, Akolouthei me. He de eipen, Kyrie, epitrepson me apelthonti first thapsai the patera of me.

Grammar Details

• *Eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke
• *de*: postpositive adversative particle - but/and/now
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *heteron*: accusative masculine singular - another/different
• *Akolouthei*: present active imperative, 2nd singular - follow/accompany
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke
• *Kyrie*: vocative masculine singular - Lord/Master/Sir
• *epitrepson*: aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - permit/allow
• *apelthonti*: aorist active participle, dative masculine singular - having gone away/departed
• *thapsai*: aorist active infinitive - to bury
• *patera*: accusative masculine singular - father

Word Meanings

• *Eipen*: said/spoke
• *pros*: to/toward/with
• *heteron*: another/different/other person
• *Akolouthei*: follow/accompany/come with
• *eipen*: said/spoke/replied
• *Kyrie*: Lord/Master/Sir
• *epitrepson*: permit/allow/let
• *apelthonti*: having gone away/departed/left
• *thapsai*: to bury/entomb
• *patera*: father

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He said to another man, 'Follow me.' But the man replied, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then he said to another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and bury my father.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde vnto another: folowe me. And the same sayde: Lorde suffre me fyrst to goo and bury my father.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sayde vnto another: Folowe me. He sayde: Syr, geue me leue first to go, and burye my father.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But he said vnto another, Followe me; the same said, Lord, suffer me first to goe and burie my father.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde vnto another, folowe me. And the same sayde: Lorde, suffer me first to go and burie my father.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto another, ‹Follow me.› But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to another, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he said unto another, `Be following me;' and he said, `Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to another, "Follow me!" But he said, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jesus said to another,“Follow me.” But he replied,“Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Referenced Verses

• Matt 6:33 : 33 { "verseID": "Matthew.6.33", "source": "Ζητεῖτε δὲ πρῶτον τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην αὐτοῦ· καὶ ταῦτα πάντα προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν.", "text": "*Zēteite de prōton* the *basileian* of the *Theou*, and the *dikaiosynēn* of him; and *tauta panta prostethēsetai* to you.", "grammar": { "*Zēteite de*": "present active imperative, 2nd plural + contrastive particle - but seek", "*prōton*": "adverb - first", "*basileian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - kingdom", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*dikaiosynēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - righteousness", "*tauta panta*": "nominative, neuter, plural + nominative, neuter, plural - these all", "*prostethēsetai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd singular - will be added" }, "variants": { "*Zēteite*": "seek/search for/strive for", "*prōton*": "first/firstly/first of all", "*basileian*": "kingdom/reign/rule", "*Theou*": "of God/of the Deity", "*dikaiosynēn*": "righteousness/justice/right behavior", "*tauta panta*": "all these things", "*prostethēsetai*": "will be added/will be given in addition" } }
• Matt 8:21-22 : 21 { "verseID": "Matthew.8.21", "source": "Ἕτερος δὲ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι πρῶτον ἀπελθεῖν καὶ θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.", "text": "Another *de* of-the *mathētōn* of-him *eipen* to-him, *Kurie*, *epitrepson* to-me first *apelthein* and *thapsai* the *patera* of-me.", "grammar": { "Ἕτερος": "nominative masculine singular adjective - another", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "τῶν": "genitive masculine plural article - of the", "*mathētōn*": "genitive masculine plural - disciples", "αὐτοῦ": "genitive masculine singular pronoun - of him", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said", "αὐτῷ": "dative masculine singular pronoun - to him", "*Kurie*": "vocative masculine singular - Lord/Master/Sir", "*epitrepson*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - permit", "μοι": "dative singular pronoun - to me", "πρῶτον": "adverb - first", "*apelthein*": "aorist active infinitive - to go away", "καὶ": "conjunction - and", "*thapsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to bury", "τὸν": "accusative masculine singular article - the", "*patera*": "accusative masculine singular - father", "μου": "genitive singular pronoun - of me" }, "variants": { "*de*": "and/but/now (transitional particle)", "*mathētōn*": "disciples/followers/students", "*eipen*": "said/spoke", "*Kurie*": "Lord/Master/Sir", "*epitrepson*": "permit/allow/let", "*apelthein*": "to go away/depart", "*thapsai*": "to bury/entomb", "*patera*": "father" } } 22 { "verseID": "Matthew.8.22", "source": "Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εῖπεν αὐτῷ, Ἀκολούθει μοι· καὶ ἄφες τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς.", "text": "The *de Iēsous eipen* to-him, *Akolouthei* to-me; and *aphes* the *nekrous thapsai* the of-themselves *nekrous*.", "grammar": { "Ὁ": "nominative masculine singular article - the", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*Iēsous*": "nominative masculine singular - Jesus", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said", "αὐτῷ": "dative masculine singular pronoun - to him", "*Akolouthei*": "present active imperative, 2nd person singular - follow", "μοι": "dative singular pronoun - to me", "καὶ": "conjunction - and", "*aphes*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - leave/allow", "τοὺς": "accusative masculine plural article - the", "*nekrous*": "accusative masculine plural adjective - dead", "*thapsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to bury", "τοὺς": "accusative masculine plural article - the", "ἑαυτῶν": "genitive masculine plural reflexive pronoun - of themselves", "*nekrous*": "accusative masculine plural adjective - dead" }, "variants": { "*de*": "but/and/now (transitional particle)", "*Iēsous*": "Jesus", "*eipen*": "said/spoke", "*Akolouthei*": "follow/come after", "*aphes*": "leave/allow/permit", "*nekrous*": "dead/deceased/corpses", "*thapsai*": "to bury/entomb" } }
• Matt 9:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Matthew.9.9", "source": "¶Καὶ παράγων ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐκεῖθεν, εἶδεν ἄνθρωπον, καθήμενον ἐπὶ τὸ τελώνιον, Ματθαῖον λεγόμενον: καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Ἀκολούθει μοι. Καὶ ἀναστὰς, ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ.", "text": "And *paragōn* *Iēsous* from there, *eiden anthropon*, *kathēmenon* at the *telōnion*, *Matthaion legomenon*: and *legei* to him, *Akolouthei* me. And having *anastas*, he *ēkolouthēsen* him.", "grammar": { "*paragōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - passing by", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*eiden*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - saw", "*anthropon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - man/human", "*kathēmenon*": "present middle participle, accusative, masculine, singular - sitting", "*telōnion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - tax office/toll booth", "*Matthaion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Matthew", "*legomenon*": "present passive participle, accusative, masculine, singular - being called/named", "*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says/speaks", "*Akolouthei*": "present active imperative, 2nd person singular - follow", "*anastas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having risen/stood up", "*ēkolouthēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - followed" }, "variants": { "*paragōn*": "passing by/going alongside", "*kathēmenon*": "sitting/seated", "*telōnion*": "tax office/toll booth/tax collection point", "*legomenon*": "being called/named", "*Akolouthei*": "follow/come after", "*anastas*": "having risen/having stood up" } }
• Matt 16:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Matthew.16.24", "source": "¶Τότε ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, Εἴ τις θέλει ὀπίσω μου ἐλθεῖν, ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν, καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀκολουθείτω μοι.", "text": "Then the *Iēsous* *eipen* to the *mathētais* of him, If anyone *thelei* behind me *elthein*, let him *aparnēsasthō* *heauton*, and *aratō* the *stauron* of him, and *akoloutheitō* me.", "grammar": { "*Iēsous*": "nominative singular masculine - Jesus", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said", "*mathētais*": "dative plural masculine - to disciples", "*thelei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he wants/wishes", "*elthein*": "aorist active infinitive - to come", "*aparnēsasthō*": "aorist middle imperative, 3rd person singular - let him deny", "*heauton*": "accusative singular masculine - himself", "*aratō*": "aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular - let him take up", "*stauron*": "accusative singular masculine - cross", "*akoloutheitō*": "present active imperative, 3rd person singular - let him follow" }, "variants": { "*thelei*": "wants/wishes/desires", "*elthein*": "to come/follow", "*aparnēsasthō*": "let him deny/disown/renounce", "*aratō*": "let him take up/pick up/lift", "*stauron*": "cross/instrument of execution", "*akoloutheitō*": "let him follow/accompany" } }
• 1 Kgs 19:20 : 20 { "verseID": "1_Kings.19.20", "source": "וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת־הַבָּקָ֗ר וַיָּ֙רָץ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֽ͏ֵלִיָּ֔הוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶשְּׁקָה־נָּא֙ לְאָבִ֣י וּלְאִמִּ֔י וְאֵלְכָ֖ה אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ לֵ֣ךְ שׁ֔וּב כִּ֥י מֶה־עָשִׂ֖יתִי לָֽךְ׃", "text": "And *wayyaʿăzōḇ* *ʾet*-the *bāqār* and *wayyāroṣ* after *ʾĒliyyāhû* and *wayyōʾmer* let *ʾeššəqâ*-please to my father and to my mother and *wəʾēləḵâ* after you and *wayyōʾmer* to him go *šûḇ* for what-*ʿāśîtî* to you.", "grammar": { "*wayyaʿăzōḇ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he left", "*bāqār*": "noun masculine singular + definite article - the oxen", "*wayyāroṣ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he ran", "*ʾĒliyyāhû*": "proper noun - Elijah", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾeššəqâ*": "Qal imperfect 1st common singular cohortative - let me kiss", "*wəʾēləḵâ*": "waw conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st common singular cohortative - and let me go", "*šûḇ*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - return", "*ʿāśîtî*": "Qal perfect 1st common singular - I have done" }, "variants": { "*ʾeššəqâ-nāʾ*": "let me kiss, please/allow me to kiss", "*wəʾēləḵâ ʾaḥăreḵā*": "and let me follow you/then I will follow you", "*lēḵ šûḇ*": "go, return/go back", "*kî meh-ʿāśîtî lāḵ*": "for what have I done to you/what have I done to you" } }
• Hag 1:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Haggai.1.2", "source": "כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת לֵאמֹ֑ר הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹ֥א עֶת־בֹּ֛א עֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה לְהִבָּנֽוֹת", "text": "Thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôt* *lēʾmōr*: the *ʿām* the *zeh* *ʾāmərû*: not *ʿēt*-*bōʾ* *ʿēt*-*bêt* *YHWH* *ləhibbānôt*", "grammar": { "*kōh*": "adverb - thus, so", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said/has said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*ṣəḇāʾôt*": "noun, masculine plural construct - of hosts/armies", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*ʾāmərû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they have said", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular construct - time of", "*bōʾ*": "qal infinitive construct - coming", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*ləhibbānôt*": "preposition with niphal infinitive construct - to be built" }, "variants": { "*ṣəḇāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/heavenly forces", "*ʿēt*-*bōʾ*": "time to come/appropriate time", "*ləhibbānôt*": "to be built/for rebuilding" } }
• Matt 4:19-22 : 19 { "verseID": "Matthew.4.19", "source": "Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου, καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων.", "text": "And *legei autois*, *Deute opisō mou*, and *poiēsō humas halieis anthrōpōn*.", "grammar": { "*legei*": "present active, 3rd singular - says/is saying", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them", "*Deute*": "imperative adverb - come", "*opisō*": "preposition + genitive - after/behind", "*mou*": "genitive, singular - of me/my", "*poiēsō*": "future active, 1st singular - I will make", "*humas*": "accusative, plural - you", "*halieis*": "accusative, masculine, plural - fishermen", "*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of men/people" }, "variants": { "*legei*": "says/is saying/tells [historical present]", "*Deute*": "come/come here/follow", "*opisō*": "after/behind/following", "*poiēsō*": "I will make/I will cause to be", "*halieis*": "fishermen/fishers/catchers", "*anthrōpōn*": "of men/of people/of humans" } } 20 { "verseID": "Matthew.4.20", "source": "Οἱ δὲ εὐθέως ἀφέντες τὰ δίκτυα, ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.", "text": "*Hoi de eutheōs aphentes ta diktua*, *ēkolouthēsan autō*.", "grammar": { "*Hoi*": "definite article, nominative, masculine, plural - the [ones]", "*de*": "particle - but/and/now", "*eutheōs*": "adverb - immediately", "*aphentes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having left", "*ta diktua*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the nets", "*ēkolouthēsan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they followed", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - him" }, "variants": { "*de*": "but/and/now [transitional particle]", "*eutheōs*": "immediately/at once/straightway", "*aphentes*": "having left/leaving/abandoning", "*diktua*": "nets/fishing nets", "*ēkolouthēsan*": "they followed/they went with/they accompanied" } } 21 { "verseID": "Matthew.4.21", "source": "Καὶ προβὰς ἐκεῖθεν, εἶδεν ἄλλους δύο ἀδελφούς, Ἰάκωβον τὸν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου, καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ μετὰ Ζεβεδαίου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν, καταρτίζοντας τὰ δίκτυα αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτούς.", "text": "And *probas ekeithen*, *eiden allous duo adelphous*, *Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou*, and *Iōannēn ton adelphon autou*, in the *ploiō meta Zebedaiou tou patros autōn*, *katartizontas ta diktua autōn*; and *ekalesen autous*.", "grammar": { "*probas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having gone on", "*ekeithen*": "adverb - from there", "*eiden*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - saw", "*allous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - other", "*duo*": "accusative - two", "*adelphous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - brothers", "*Iakōbon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - James [proper name]", "*ton tou Zebedaiou*": "accusative + genitive - the [son] of Zebedee", "*Iōannēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - John [proper name]", "*ton adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the brother", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his", "*ploiō*": "dative, neuter, singular - boat [object of preposition]", "*meta*": "preposition + genitive - with", "*Zebedaiou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Zebedee [proper name]", "*tou patros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - the father", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of them/their", "*katartizontas*": "present active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - mending/preparing", "*ta diktua*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the nets", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of them/their", "*ekalesen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - called", "*autous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - them" }, "variants": { "*probas*": "having gone on/proceeding/going farther", "*ekeithen*": "from there/from that place", "*eiden*": "saw/perceived", "*allous*": "other/another", "*ploiō*": "boat/ship", "*meta*": "with/in company with", "*patros*": "father/parent", "*katartizontas*": "mending/preparing/putting in order", "*diktua*": "nets/fishing nets", "*ekalesen*": "called/summoned" } } 22 { "verseID": "Matthew.4.22", "source": "Οἱ δὲ εὐθέως ἀφέντες τὸ πλοῖον καὶ τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν, ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.", "text": "*Hoi de eutheōs aphentes to ploion* and *ton patera autōn*, *ēkolouthēsan autō*.", "grammar": { "*Hoi*": "definite article, nominative, masculine, plural - the [ones]", "*de*": "particle - but/and/now", "*eutheōs*": "adverb - immediately", "*aphentes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having left", "*to ploion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - the boat", "*ton patera*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the father", "*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of them/their", "*ēkolouthēsan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they followed", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - him" }, "variants": { "*de*": "but/and/now [transitional particle]", "*eutheōs*": "immediately/at once/straightway", "*aphentes*": "having left/leaving/abandoning", "*ploion*": "boat/ship", "*patera*": "father/parent", "*ēkolouthēsan*": "they followed/they went with/they accompanied" } }