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Luke 7:2

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Ἑκατοντάρχου δέplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

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δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
τινος δοῦλος κακῶς ἔχων ἤμελλεν τελευτᾶν, ὃς ἦνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

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Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἔντιμος.
ESV
Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him.
NIV
There a centurion's servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die.
NLT
At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death.
KJV
And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.

Luke 7:1 ← Luke 7:2 → Luke 7:3

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