Luke 16:20
And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
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ASV
and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,
KJV
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
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Commentary
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| πτωχὸς | ptōchos | A poor man | G4434 → |
| δέ | de | now | G1161 → |
| τις | tis | certain | G5100 → |
| ὀνόματι | onomati | named | G3686 → |
| Λάζαρος | Lazaros | Lazarus | G2976 → |
| ἐβέβλητο | ebeblēto | had been laid | G906 → |
| πρὸς | pros | at | G4314 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| πυλῶνα | pulōna | gate | G4440 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of him | G846 → |
| εἱλκωμένος | heilkōmenos | full of sores | G1669 → |
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