LUKE 9:54

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?”

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Luke 9:54 Translation & Meaning

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And δὲ But, and, etc And
when ἰδόντες Used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know when
his αὐτοῦ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons his
disciples μαθηταὶ A learner, i.e., pupil disciples
James Ἰάκωβος Jacobus, the name of three Israelites James
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
John Ἰωάννης Joannes (i.e., Jochanan), the name of four Israelites John
saw ἰδόντες Used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know saw
this, (No Greek definition. English implied.)
they said, εἶπον, To speak or say (by word or writing) said
Lord, Κύριε Supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title) Lord
wilt thou θέλεις To determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas G1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations), i.e., choose or prefer (literally or figuratively); by implication, to wish, i.e., be inclined to (sometimes adverbially, gladly); impersonally for the future tense, to be about to; by Hebraism, to delight in wilt
that we command εἴπωμεν To speak or say (by word or writing) command
fire πῦρ "fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning) fire
to come down καταβῆναι To descend (literally or figuratively) come down
from ἀπὸ "off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) from
heaven, οὐρανοῦ The sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel (Christianity) heaven
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
consume ἀναλῶσαι Properly, to use up, i.e., destroy consume
them, αὐτούς The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons them
even καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words even
as ὡς Which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows) as
Elias Ἠλίας Helias (i.e., Elijah), an Israelite Elias
did? ἐποίησεν To make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) did

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  • 52  And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

  • 53  And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.

  • 54  And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

  • 55  But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.

  • 56  For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.




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