Luke 23:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἠκολούθει δὲ αὐτῷ πολὺ πλῆθος τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ γυναικῶν, αἳ καὶ ἐκόπτοντο καὶ ἐθρήνουν αὐτόν.

Transliteration

Ēkolouthei de him great plēthos of-the laou, and of-women, who also ekoptonto and ethrēnoun him.

Grammar Details

*Ēkolouthei*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was following
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
αὐτῷ: dative singular masculine - him
*plēthos*: nominative singular neuter - multitude/crowd
*laou*: genitive singular masculine - people
γυναικῶν: genitive plural feminine - of women
αἳ: relative pronoun, nominative plural feminine - who
*ekoptonto*: imperfect middle indicative, 3rd plural - were beating (themselves)/were lamenting
*ethrēnoun*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were mourning/wailing

Word Meanings

*Ēkolouthei*: was following/accompanied
*plēthos*: multitude/crowd/great number
*laou*: people/nation
*ekoptonto*: were beating (themselves)/were mourning/were lamenting
*ethrēnoun*: were mourning/wailing/lamenting

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Referenced Verses

Luke 8:52 : 52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
Luke 23:55 : 55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
Matt 27:55 : 55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:
Mark 15:40 : 40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
Luke 8:2 : 2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

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