Luke 19:12

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

He sayde therfore: a certayne noble man wet into a farre countre to receave him a kyngdome and then to come agayne.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν οὖν, Ἄνθρωπός τις εὐγενὴς ἐπορεύθη εἰς χώραν μακράν λαβεῖν ἑαυτῷ βασιλείαν, καὶ ὑποστρέψαι.

Transliteration

He eipen therefore, Anthrōpos a certain eugenēs eporeuthē into chōran makran to labein for himself basileian, and to hypostrepsai.

Grammar Details

• *eipen*: aorist active, 3rd person singular - said
• *Anthrōpos*: nominative, masculine, singular - man
• *eugenēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - noble/well-born
• *eporeuthē*: aorist passive, 3rd person singular - traveled/journeyed
• *chōran*: accusative, feminine, singular - country/land
• *makran*: accusative, feminine, singular - distant/far
• *labein*: aorist active infinitive - to receive
• *basileian*: accusative, feminine, singular - kingdom
• *hypostrepsai*: aorist active infinitive - to return

Word Meanings

• *eugenēs*: noble/well-born/of high birth
• *eporeuthē*: traveled/journeyed/went
• *chōran*: country/land/region
• *makran*: distant/far away
• *labein*: to receive/obtain/take
• *basileian*: kingdom/kingship/royal power
• *hypostrepsai*: to return/come back

Referenced Verses

• Matt 25:14-30 : 14 Lykwyse as a certeyne ma redy to take his iorney to a straunge coutre called his servautes and delivered to them his gooddes. 15 And vnto one he gave.v. talentes to another.ii. and to another one: to every man after his abilite and streyght waye departed. 16 Then he that had receaved the fyve talentes went and bestowed them and wanne other fyve talentes. 17 Lykwyse he that receaved.ii. gayned other.ii. 18 But he yt receaved ye one went and digged a pit in the erth and hyd his masters money. 19 After a longe season ye LORde of those servauntes came and rekened with the. 20 Then came he yt had receaved fyve talentes and brought other fyve talentes sayinge: master thou deliveredst vnto one fyve talentes: beholde I have gayned wt the fyve talentes moo. 21 The his master sayde vnto him: well good servaut and faithfull. Thou hast bene faithfull in lytell I will make the ruler over moche: entre in into thy masters ioye. 22 Also he that receaved.ii. talentes came and sayde: master thou deliveredest vnto me.ii. talentes: beholde I have wone.ii. other talentes with them. 23 And his master sayde vnto him well good servaunt and faithfull. Thou hast bene faithfull in lytell I wyll make the ruler over moche: go in into thy masters ioye. 24 Then he which had receaved ye one talent came and sayd: master I considered yt thou wast an harde man which repest where thou sowedst not and gadderest where thou strawedst no 25 and was therfore afrayde and went and hyd thy talent in ye erth: Beholde thou hast thyn awne. 26 His master answered and sayde vnto him: thou evyll servaut and slewthfull thou knewest yt I repe where I sowed not and gaddre where I strawed not: 27 thou oughtest therfore to have had my money to ye chaugers and then at my comynge shulde I have receaved myne awne with vauntage. 28 Take therfore the talent from him and geve it vnto him which hath.x. talentes. 29 For vnto every man that hath shalbe geven and he shall have aboundance: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath. 30 And cast yt vnprofitable servaunt into vtter dercknes: there shalbe wepynge and gnasshinge of teeth.
• Matt 28:18 : 18 And Iesus came and spake vnto them sayinge: All power ys geve vnto me in heve and in erth.
• Mark 12:1 : 1 And he beganne to speake vnto them in similitudes. A certayne man planted a vineyarde and copased it with an hedge and ordeyned a wyne presse and bylt a toure in yt. And let yt out to hyre vnto husbandme and went into a straunge countre.
• Mark 13:34-37 : 34 As a man which is gone in to a straunge countrey and hath lefte hys housse and geven auctorite to his servautes and to every man hys worke and commaunded the porter to watche. 35 Watche therfore for ye knowe not when the master of ye housse will come whether at eve or at mydnyght whether at the cocke crowynge or in the daunynge: 36 lest yf he come sodenly he shuld fynde you slepynge. 37 And that I saye vnto you I saye vnto all men watche.
• Mark 16:19 : 19 So then when the LORde had spoken vnto them he was receaued into heauen and is set doune on the ryght honde of God.
• Luke 19:12-27 : 12 He sayde therfore: a certayne noble man wet into a farre countre to receave him a kyngdome and then to come agayne. 13 And he called his ten servauntes and delyvered them ten pounde sayinge vnto them: by and sell till I come. 14 But his citesens hated him and sent messengers after him sayinge: We will not have this man to raygne over vs. 15 And it came to passe when he was come agayne and had receaved his kyngdome he comaunded these servautes to be called to him (to whom he gave his money) to witt what every man had done. 16 Then came ye fyrst sayinge: Lorde thy pounde hath encreased ten poude. 17 And he sayde vnto him: Well good servaute because thou wast faithfull in a very lytell thynge take thou auctorite over ten cities. 18 And the other came sayinge: Lorde thy poude hath encreased fyve pounde. 19 And to ye same he sayde: and be thou also ruler ouer fyve cities. 20 And the thyrde came and sayde: Lorde beholde here thy pounde which I have kepte in a napkyn 21 for I feared the because thou arte a strayte man: thou takest vp that thou laydest not doune and repest that thou dyddest not sowe. 22 And he sayde vnto him: Of thine awne mouth iudge I the thou evyll servaunt. knewest thou that I am a strayte man takinge vp that I layde not doune and repinge that I dyd not sowe? 23 Wherfore then gavest not thou my money into the banke that at my cominge I might have required myne awne with vauntage? 24 And he sayde to them that stode by: take fro him that pounde and geve it him that hath ten poude. 25 And they sayd vnto him: Lorde he hath ten pounde. 26 I saye vnto you that vnto all the that have it shalbe geve: and from him yt hath not eve that he hath shalbe taken from him. 27 Moreover those myne enemys which wolde not that I shuld raigne over them bringe hidder and slee them before me.
• Luke 20:9 : 9 Then begane he to put forthe to the people this similitude. A certayne man planted a vyneyarde and let it forthe to fermers and went him selfe into a straunge countre for a greate season.
• Luke 24:51 : 51 And it cam to passe as he blessed the he departed from the and was caryed vp in to heven.
• John 18:37 : 37 Pylate sayde vnto him: Arte thou a kynge then? Iesus answered: Thou sayst yt I am a kynge. For this cause was I borne and for this cause came I into ye worlde yt I shuld beare witnes vnto the trueth. And all that are of ye trueth heare my voyce.
• Acts 1:9-9 : 9 And when he had spoken these thinges whyll they behelde he was take vp and a cloude receaved him vp out of their sight. 10 And while they looked stedfastly vp to heaven as he went beholde two men stode by them in white apparell 11 which also sayde: ye men of Galile why stonde ye gasinge vp into heave? This same Iesus which is taken vp fro you in to heaven shall so come even as ye haue sene him goo into heaven.
• Acts 17:31 : 31 because he hath apoynted a daye in the which he will iudge the worlde acordynge to ryghtewesses by that man whom he hath apoynted and hath offered faith to all men after that he had raysed him from deeth.
• 1 Cor 15:25 : 25 For he must raygne tyll he have put all his enemyes vnder his fete.
• Eph 1:20-23 : 20 which he wrought in Christ when he raysed him from deeth and set him on his right honde in hevenly thynges 21 above all rule power and myght and dominacion and above all names that are named not in this worlde only but also in the worlde to come: 22 and hath put all thynges vnder his fete and hath made him aboue all thynges ye heed of ye congregacion 23 which is his body and the fulnes of him that filleth all in all thynges.
• Phil 2:9-9 : 9 Wherfore god hath exalted him and geve him a name above all names: 10 that in the name of Iesus shuld every knee bowe bothe of thinges in heve and thinges in erth and thinges vnder ert 11 and that all tonges shuld confesse that Iesus Christ is the LORde vnto the prayse of God the father.
• Heb 9:28 : 28 so Christ was once offered to take awaye the synnes of many and vnto them that loke for him shall he appeare agayne without synne vnto saluacion.
• 1 Pet 3:22 : 22 which is oure right honde of God and is gone into heve angels power and myght subdued vnto him.
• Rev 1:7 : 7 Beholde he commeth with cloudes and all eyes shall se him: and they also which peersed him. And all kinredes of ye erth shall wayle. Even so. Amen.
• Matt 21:38 : 38 But when the husbandmen sawe the sonne they sayde amoge the selves: This is the heyre: come let vs kyll him and let vs take his inheritaunce to oure selves.