Luke 17:16

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

and fell doune on his face at his fete and gave him thankes. And the same was a Samaritane.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον παρὰ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, εὐχαριστῶν αὐτῷ: καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν Σαμαρείτης.

Transliteration

And epesen upon prosōpon beside the podas of him, eucharistōn him: and he was Samareitēs.

Grammar Details

• *epesen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - fell
• *prosōpon*: accusative, neuter, singular - face
• *podas*: accusative, masculine, plural - feet
• *eucharistōn*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - thanking/giving thanks
• *Samareitēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - Samaritan

Word Meanings

• *epesen epi prosōpon*: fell on his face/prostrated himself
• *eucharistōn*: giving thanks/thanking/expressing gratitude
• *Samareitēs*: Samaritan (ethnically distinct from Jews)

Referenced Verses

• Matt 10:5 : 5 These.xii. sent Iesus and comaunded them sayinge: Go not in to ye wayes yt leade to the gentyls and in to ye cities of ye Samaritans enter ye not.
• John 5:23 : 23 because that all men shuld honoure the sonne eve as they honoure the father. He that honoureth not ye sonne the same honoureth not the father which hath sent him.
• Rev 4:10 : 10 the xxiiii. elders fell doune before him that sat on the trone and worshipped him that lyveth for ever and caste their crounes before the trone sayinge:
• Rev 5:14 : 14 And the.iiii. bestes sayd: Amen. And the.xxiiii. elders fell apon their faces and worshypped him that lyveth for ever more.
• Rev 19:4-5 : 4 And the xxiiii. elders and the iiii. bestes fell doune and worshypped god that sate on the seate sayinge: Amen Alleluya. 5 And a voyce cam out of the seate saying: prayse oure LORde god all ye that are his servauntes and ye that feare him both small and grett.
• Rev 19:10 : 10 And I fell at his fete to worshyppe him. And he sayde vnto me se thou do it not. For I am thy felowe seruaunt and one of thy brethern and of them that have the testimony of Iesus. Worshyppe God. For the testymony of Iesus ys the sprete of prophesy.
• Acts 1:8 : 8 but ye shall receave power of the holy goost which shall come on you. And ye shall be witnesses vnto me in Ierusalem and in all Iewrye and in Samary and even vnto the worldes ende.
• Acts 8:5-9 : 5 Then came Philip into a cite of Samaria and preached Christ vnto them. 6 And the people gave hede vnto those thinges which Philip spake with one acorde in that they hearde and sawe the miracles which he dyd. 7 For vnclene spretes cryinge with loude voyce came out of many that were possessed of them. And manye taken with palsies and many yt halted were healed 8 And ther was great ioye in that cite. 9 And ther was a certayne man called Simon which before tyme in the same cite vsed witche crafte and bewitched the people of Samarie sayinge that he was a man yt coulde do greate thinges 10 Whom they regarded from ye lest to the greatest sayinge: this felow is the great power of God. 11 And him they set moche by because of longe tyme with sorcery he had mocked the. 12 But assone as they beleved Philippes preachynge of the kyngdome of God and of the name of Iesu Christ they were baptised bothe men and wemen. 13 Then Simon him selfe beleved also and was baptised and cotinued with Phillip and wondered beholdynge the miracles and signes which were shewed. 14 When ye Apostles which were at Ierusalem hearde saye that Samaria had receaved ye worde of God: they sent vnto the Peter and Iohn 15 which when they were come prayed for the that they myght receave ye holy goos 16 For as yet he was come on none of them: But they were baptised only in the name of Christ Iesu. 17 Then layde they their hondes on them and they receaved the holy goost. 18 When Simo sawe that thorowe layinge on of the Apostles hondes on them the holy goost was geven: he offered the money 19 sayinge: Geve me also this power that on whom soever I put the hondes he maye receave the holy goost. 20 Then sayde Peter vnto him: thy monye perysh with the because thou wenest that the gifte of God maye be obteyned wt money. 21 Thou hast nether parte nor felloushippe in this busines. For thy hert is not ryght in the syght of God. 22 Repent therfore of this thy wickednes and praye God that ye thought of thyne hert maye be forgeven the. 23 For I perceave that thou arte full of bitter gall and wrapped in iniquite. 24 Then answered Simon and sayde: Praye ye to the LORde for me yt none of these thinges whiche ye have spoken fall on me. 25 And they whe they had testified and preached the worde of the LORde returned toward Ierusalem and preached the gospell in many cities of the Samaritas.
• Gen 17:3 : 3 And Abra fell on his face. And God talked moreover with hym saynge:
• Matt 2:11 : 11 and went into the house and found the chylde with Mary hys mother and kneled doune and worshipped hym and opened their treasures and offred vnto hym gyftes gold frackynsence and myrre.
• Mark 5:33 : 33 The woman feared and trembled (for she knew what was done with in her) and she came and fell doune before him and tolde him ye truth of everythinge.
• Luke 5:8 : 8 When Simon Peter sawe that he fell doune at Iesus knees sayinge: Lorde goo
• Luke 9:52-56 : 52 and sent messengers before him. And they went and entred into a citie of the Samaritans to make redy for him. 53 But they wolde not receave him be cause his face was as though he wolde goo to Ierusalem. 54 When his disciples Iames and Iohn sawe yt they sayde: Lorde wilt thou that we comaunde that fyre come doune from heven and consume them even as Helias dyd? 55 Iesus turned about and rebuked them sayinge: ye wote not what maner sprete ye are of. 56 The sonne of ma ys not come to destroye mennes lives but to save them. And they went to another toune.
• Luke 10:32-35 : 32 And lykewyse a Levite when he was come nye to the place wet and loked on him and passed by. 33 Then a certayne Samaritane as he iornyed came nye vnto him and when he sawe him had compassion on him 34 and went to and bounde vp his woundes and poured in oyle and wyne and put him on his awne beaste and brought him to a comen ynne and made provision for him. 35 And on the morowe when he departed he toke out two pece and gave them to the host and sayde vnto him. Take cure of him and whatsoever thou spedest moare when I come agayne I will recompence the.
• John 4:9 : 9 Then sayde the woman of Samaria vnto him: how is it that thou beinge a Iewe axest drinke of me which am a Samaritane? for the Iewes medle not with the Samaritans.
• John 4:21-22 : 21 Iesus sayde vnto her: woman beleve me the houre cometh when ye shall nether in this moutayne nor yet at Ierusalem worshippe the father. 22 Ye worshippe ye wot not what: we knowe what we worshippe. For salvacion cometh of the Iewes.
• John 4:39-42 : 39 Many of the Samaritas of that cyte beleved on him for ye sayinge of the woma which testified: he tolde me all thinges yt ever I dyd. 40 Then when the Samaritas were come vnto him they besought him yt he wolde tary wt the. And he aboode there two dayes. 41 And many moo beleved because of his awne wordes 42 and sayd vnto the woman: Now we beleve not because of thy sayinge. For we have herde him oure selves and knowe that this is even in dede Christ the savioure of the worlde.
• John 8:48 : 48 Then answered the Iewes and sayde vnto him: Saye we not well that thou arte a Samaritane and hast the devyll?
• Acts 10:25-26 : 25 And as it chaunsed Peter to come in Cornelius met hym and fell doune at his fete and worshipped hym. 26 But Peter toke him vp sayinge: stonde vp: for evyn I my silfe am a ma.