Luke 7:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀκούσας δὲ περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτὸν πρεσβυτέρους τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἐρωτῶν αὐτόν ὅπως ἐλθὼν διασώσῃ τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Akousas de peri tou Iēsou, apesteilen pros auton presbuterous tōn Ioudaiōn, erōtōn auton hopōs elthōn diasōsē ton doulon autou.

Grammar Details

*Akousas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having heard
*de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but/now
*peri*: preposition + genitive - concerning/about
*tou Iēsou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus
*apesteilen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - sent/dispatched
*pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
*auton*: accusative, masculine, singular - him
*presbuterous*: accusative, masculine, plural - elders
*tōn Ioudaiōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of the Jews
*erōtōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - asking/requesting
*hopōs*: conjunction - that/so that
*elthōn*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come
*diasōsē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might save/heal completely
*ton doulon*: accusative, masculine, singular - the servant/slave
*autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his

Word Meanings

*presbuterous*: elders/older men/leaders
*erōtōn*: asking/requesting/beseeching
*diasōsē*: might save thoroughly/might heal completely/might rescue

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 8:5 : 5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
Luke 8:41 : 41 And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:
Luke 9:38 : 38 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
John 4:47 : 47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
Phlm 1:10 : 10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

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