King James Version
Luke 18:1 in the King James Version says “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;” — study this verse from Luke chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;”
Luke 18:1 · KJV
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: in a city: Gr. in a certain city
And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
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“he spake”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“a parable”
G3850a similitude ("parable"), i.e., (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage
“unto them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“to this end that men ought”
G1163also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“not”
G3361(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
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