Luke 23:28

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Στραφεὶς δὲ πρὸς αὐτὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, Θυγατέρες Ἰερουσαλήμ, μὴ κλαίετε ἐπʼ ἐμέ, πλὴν ἐφʼ ἑαυτὰς κλαίετε, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν.

Transliteration

Strapheis de pros them the Iēsous eipen, Thygateres Ierousalēm, not klaiete upon me, rather upon yourselves klaiete, and upon the tekna of-you.

Grammar Details

*Strapheis*: aorist passive participle, nominative singular masculine - having turned
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*pros*: preposition + accusative - towards/to
αὐτὰς: accusative plural feminine - them
*Iēsous*: nominative singular masculine - Jesus
*eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said
*Thygateres*: vocative plural feminine - daughters
*Ierousalēm*: genitive singular feminine (indeclinable) - of Jerusalem
*klaiete*: present active imperative, 2nd plural - weep/cry
ἐμέ: accusative singular - me
ἑαυτὰς: accusative plural feminine reflexive pronoun - yourselves
*tekna*: accusative plural neuter - children

Word Meanings

*Strapheis*: turning/having turned
*pros*: towards/to/facing
*eipen*: said/spoke
*Thygateres*: daughters
*klaiete*: weep/cry/mourn
*tekna*: children/offspring

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Song 1:5 : 5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Song 2:7 : 7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
Song 3:5 : 5 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
Song 3:10 : 10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
Song 5:16 : 16 His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Song 8:4 : 4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.

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