Luke 19:29

Geneva Bible (1560)

And it came to passe, when hee was come neere to Bethphage, and Bethania, besides the mount which is called the mount of Oliues, he sent two of his disciples,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐγένετο, ὡς ἤγγισεν εἰς Βηθφαγὴ καὶ Βηθανίαν, πρὸς τὸ ὄρος τὸ καλούμενον Ἐλαιῶν, ἀπέστειλεν δύο τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ,

Transliteration

And it egeneto, as he ēngisen to Bēthphagē and Bēthanian, toward the oros the kaloumenon Elaiōn, he apesteilen two of the mathētōn of him,

Grammar Details

• *egeneto*: aorist middle, 3rd person singular - happened/came to pass
• *ēngisen*: aorist active, 3rd person singular - drew near
• *Bēthphagē*: accusative, feminine, singular - Bethphage (place name)
• *Bēthanian*: accusative, feminine, singular - Bethany (place name)
• *oros*: accusative, neuter, singular - mountain/hill
• *kaloumenon*: present passive participle, accusative, neuter, singular - being called
• *Elaiōn*: genitive, feminine, plural - of Olives
• *apesteilen*: aorist active, 3rd person singular - sent
• *mathētōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - disciples

Word Meanings

• *egeneto*: happened/came to pass/came about
• *ēngisen*: drew near/approached/came close
• *oros*: mountain/mount/hill
• *kaloumenon*: being called/named
• *Elaiōn*: of Olives (reference to the Mount of Olives)
• *apesteilen*: sent/dispatched
• *mathētōn*: disciples/students/followers

Referenced Verses

• Acts 1:12 : 12 Then returned they vnto Hierusalem from the mount that is called the mount of Oliues, which is neere to Hierusalem, being from it a Sabbath daies iourney.
• Zech 14:4 : 4 And his feete shall stand in that day vpon the mount of oliues, which is before Ierusalem on the Eastside, & the mount of oliues shal cleaue in the middes thereof: toward the East & toward the West there shalbe a very great valley, & halfe of ye mountaine shall remooue toward the North, and halfe of the mountaine towarde the South.
• Matt 21:1-9 : 1 And when they drewe neere to Hierusalem, and were come to Bethphage, vnto the mount of the Oliues, then sent Iesus two disciples, 2 Saying to them, Goe into the towne that is ouer against you, and anon yee shall finde an asse bounde, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them vnto me. 3 And if any man say ought vnto you, say ye, that the Lorde hath neede of them, and straightway he will let them goe. 4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, 5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Beholde, thy King commeth vnto thee, meeke and sitting vpon an asse, and a colte, the foale of an asse vsed to the yoke. 6 So the disciples went, and did as Iesus had commaunded them, 7 And brought the asse and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and set him thereon. 8 And a great multitude spred their garments in the way: and other cut downe branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. 9 Moreouer, the people that went before, and they also that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Sonne of Dauid, Blessed be hee that commeth in the Name of the Lorde, Hosanna thou which art in the highest heauens. 10 And when he was come into Hierusalem, all the citie was mooued, saying, Who is this? 11 And the people said, This is Iesus that Prophet of Nazareth in Galile.
• Matt 21:17 : 17 So hee left them, and went out of the citie vnto Bethania, and lodged there.
• Luke 19:37 : 37 And when he was nowe come neere to the going downe of the mount of Oliues, the whole multitude of the disciples began to reioyce, and to prayse God with a loude voyce, for all the great workes that they had seene,
• Luke 21:37 : 37 Nowe in the day time hee taught in the Temple, and at night hee went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Oliues.
• Luke 24:50 : 50 Afterward he lead them out into Bethania, and lift vp his hands, and blessed them.
• John 12:12-16 : 12 On the morowe a great multitude that were come to the feast, when they heard that Iesus should come to Hierusalem, 13 Tooke branches of palme trees, and went foorth to meete him, and cried, Hosanna, Blessed is the King of Israel that commeth in the Name of the Lorde. 14 And Iesus found a yong asse, and sate thereon, as it is written, 15 Feare not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King commeth sitting on an asses colte. 16 But his disciples vnderstoode not these thinges at the first: but when Iesus was glorified, then remembred they, that these thinges were written of him, and that they had done these things vnto him.
• Luke 22:39 : 39 And he came out, and went (as he was wont) to the mount of Oliues: and his disciples also followed him.
• Mark 11:1-9 : 1 And when they came nere to Hierusalem, to Bethphage and Bethania vnto the mount of Oliues, he sent forth two of his disciples, 2 And sayd vnto them, Goe your wayes into that towne that is ouer against you, and assoone as ye shall enter into it, ye shall finde a colte tied, whereon neuer man sate: loose him, and bring him. 3 And if any man say vnto you, Why doe ye this? Say that the Lord hath neede of him, and straightway he will send him hither. 4 And they went their way, and found a colt tyed by the doore without, in a place where two wayes met, and they loosed him. 5 Then certaine of them, that stoode there, sayd vnto them, What doe ye loosing the colt? 6 And they sayde vnto them, as Iesus had commanded them: So they let them goe. 7 And they brought the colte to Iesus, & cast their garments on him, and he sate vpon him. 8 And many spred their garments in the way: other cut downe branches off the trees, & strawed them in the way. 9 And they that went before, and they that folowed, cryed, saying, Hosanna: blessed be hee that commeth in the Name of the Lord. 10 Blessed be the kingdome that commeth in the Name of the Lorde of our father Dauid: Hosanna, O thou which art in the highest heauens. 11 So Iesus entred into Hierusalem, and into the Temple: and when he had looked about on all things, and now it was euening, he went forth vnto Bethania with the twelue.