Luke 19:29

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And it came to pass, as he came nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, unto the mount called of the Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐγένετο, ὡς ἤγγισεν εἰς Βηθφαγὴ καὶ Βηθανίαν, πρὸς τὸ ὄρος τὸ καλούμενον Ἐλαιῶν, ἀπέστειλεν δύο τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ,

Transliteration

And it egeneto, as he ēngisen to Bēthphagē and Bēthanian, toward the oros the kaloumenon Elaiōn, he apesteilen two of the mathētōn of him,

Grammar Details

• *egeneto*: aorist middle, 3rd person singular - happened/came to pass
• *ēngisen*: aorist active, 3rd person singular - drew near
• *Bēthphagē*: accusative, feminine, singular - Bethphage (place name)
• *Bēthanian*: accusative, feminine, singular - Bethany (place name)
• *oros*: accusative, neuter, singular - mountain/hill
• *kaloumenon*: present passive participle, accusative, neuter, singular - being called
• *Elaiōn*: genitive, feminine, plural - of Olives
• *apesteilen*: aorist active, 3rd person singular - sent
• *mathētōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - disciples

Word Meanings

• *egeneto*: happened/came to pass/came about
• *ēngisen*: drew near/approached/came close
• *oros*: mountain/mount/hill
• *kaloumenon*: being called/named
• *Elaiōn*: of Olives (reference to the Mount of Olives)
• *apesteilen*: sent/dispatched
• *mathētōn*: disciples/students/followers

Referenced Verses

• Acts 1:12 : 12 Then did they return to Jerusalem from the mount that is called of Olives, that is near Jerusalem, a sabbath's journey;
• Zech 14:4 : 4 And stood have His feet, in that day, On the mount of Olives, That `is' before Jerusalem eastward, And cleft hath been the mount of Olives at its midst, To the east, and to the west, a very great valley, And removed hath the half of the mount towards the north. And its half towards the south.
• Matt 21:1-9 : 1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, unto the mount of the Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, `Go on to the village over-against you, and immediately ye shall find an ass bound, and a colt with her -- having loosed, bring ye to me; 3 and if any one may say anything to you, ye shall say, that the lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them.' 4 And all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, 5 `Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Lo, thy king doth come to thee, meek, and mounted on an ass, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.' 6 And the disciples having gone and having done as Jesus commanded them, 7 brought the ass and the colt, and did put on them their garments, and set `him' upon them; 8 and the very great multitude spread their own garments in the way, and others were cutting branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way, 9 and the multitudes who were going before, and who were following, were crying, saying, `Hosanna to the Son of David, blessed is he who is coming in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.' 10 And he having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, `Who is this?' 11 And the multitudes said, `This is Jesus the prophet, who `is' from Nazareth of Galilee.'
• Matt 21:17 : 17 And having left them, he went forth out of the city to Bethany, and did lodge there,
• Luke 19:37 : 37 and as he is coming nigh now, at the descent of the mount of the Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a great voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
• Luke 21:37 : 37 And he was during the days in the temple teaching, and during the nights, going forth, he was lodging at the mount called of Olives;
• Luke 24:50 : 50 And he led them forth without -- unto Bethany, and having lifted up his hands he did bless them,
• John 12:12-16 : 12 On the morrow, a great multitude that came to the feast, having heard that Jesus doth come to Jerusalem, 13 took the branches of the palms, and went forth to meet him, and were crying, `Hosanna, blessed `is' he who is coming in the name of the Lord -- the king of Israel;' 14 and Jesus having found a young ass did sit upon it, according as it is written, 15 `Fear not, daughter of Sion, lo, thy king doth come, sitting on an ass' colt.' 16 And these things his disciples did not know at the first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were having been written about him, and these things they did to him.
• Luke 22:39 : 39 And having gone forth, he went on, according to custom, to the mount of the Olives, and his disciples also followed him,
• Mark 11:1-9 : 1 And when they come nigh to Jerusalem, to Bethphage, and Bethany, unto the mount of the Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, 2 and saith to them, `Go away to the village that is over-against you, and immediately, entering into it, ye shall find a colt tied, on which no one of men hath sat, having loosed it, bring `it': 3 and if any one may say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the lord hath need of it, and immediately he will send it hither.' 4 And they went away, and found the colt tied at the door without, by the two ways, and they loose it, 5 and certain of those standing there said to them, `What do ye -- loosing the colt?' 6 and they said to them as Jesus commanded, and they suffered them. 7 And they brought the colt unto Jesus, and did cast upon it their garments, and he sat upon it, 8 and many did spread their garments in the way, and others were cutting down branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way. 9 And those going before and those following were crying out, saying, `Hosanna! blessed `is' he who is coming in the name of the Lord; 10 blessed is the coming reign, in the name of the Lord, of our father David; Hosanna in the highest.' 11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple, and having looked round on all things, it being now evening, he went forth to Bethany with the twelve.