Luke 22:64

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that struck you?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ περικαλύψαντες αὐτόν, ἔτυπτον αὐτοῦ τὸ πρόσωπον, καὶ ἐπηρώτων αὐτόν, λέγοντες, Προφήτευσον, τίς ἐστιν ὁ παίσας σε;

Transliteration

And perikalypsantes auton, etypton autou to prosōpon, and epērōtōn auton, legontes, Prophēteuson, who estin ho paisas se?

Grammar Details

• *perikalypsantes*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having blindfolded
• *auton*: accusative masculine singular pronoun - him
• *etypton*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were striking
• *autou*: genitive masculine singular pronoun - of him/his
• *to prosōpon*: accusative neuter singular - the face
• *epērōtōn*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were questioning
• *legontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying
• *Prophēteuson*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - prophesy
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• *ho paisas*: aorist active participle with article, nominative masculine singular - the one who struck
• *se*: accusative singular pronoun - you

Word Meanings

• *perikalypsantes*: having blindfolded/covered/veiled
• *etypton*: were striking/hitting/beating
• *epērōtōn*: were questioning/interrogating/asking
• *Prophēteuson*: prophesy/predict/tell

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They blindfolded him, struck him in the face, and demanded, 'Prophesy! Who hit you?'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and blyndfolded him and smoote his face. And axed him sayinge: arede who it is that smoote ye?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  blyndfolded him, and smote him on the face, and axed him, and sayde: Prophecie, who is it that smote the?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when they had blindfolded him, they smote him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophecie who it is that smote thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when they had blindfolded him, they stroke hym on the face, and asked him, saying: Arede, who is it that smote thee?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Having blindfolded him, they struck him on the face and asked him, "Prophesy! Who is the one who struck you?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having blindfolded him, they were striking him on the face, and were questioning him, saying, `Prophesy who he is who smote thee?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And, covering his eyes, they said to him, Are you prophet enough to say who gave you that blow?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Having blindfolded him, they struck him on the face and asked him, "Prophesy! Who is the one who struck you?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They blindfolded him and asked him repeatedly,“Prophesy! Who hit you?”

Referenced Verses

• Judg 16:21 : 21 Then the Philistines took him and put out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze chains, and he became a grinder in the prison.
• Judg 16:25 : 25 So it happened, when their hearts were merry, that they said, "Call for Samson, that he may perform for us." So they called for Samson from the prison, and he performed for them, and they stationed him between the pillars.