Luke Chapter 19 verse 48 Holy Bible
and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.
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But they were not able to do anything, because the people all kept near him, being greatly interested in his words.
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and did not find what they could do, for all the people hung on him to hear.
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And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him.
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They couldn't find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.
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and they were not finding what they shall do, for all the people were hanging on him, hearing him.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(48) All the people were very attentive to hear him.--Literally, hung upon him as they heard. The Greek phrase is another of the words characteristic of St. Luke. Its force may be gathered by its use in the Greek version of Genesis 44:30, where it stands for "his life is bound up in" (or, hangs upon) "the lad's life."Parallel Commentaries ...GreekYetκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. they could not findεὕρισκον (heuriskon)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.a wayτί (ti)Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.to do [so],ποιήσωσιν (poiēsōsin)Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.becauseγὰρ (gar)ConjunctionStrong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.allἅπας (hapas)Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 537: All, the whole, altogether. Absolutely all or every one.theὁ (ho)Article - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.peopleλαὸς (laos)Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people.hungἐξεκρέματο (exekremato)Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1582: To hang out, mid: I hang upon. Middle voice from ek and kremannumi; to hang upon the lips of a speaker, i.e. Listen closely.on His words.ἀκούων (akouōn)Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.Jump to PreviousAble Attentive Couldn't Find Finding Greatly Hanging Hear Hearing Hung Interested Kept Lips Way Word Words