Luke

Luke 23:8

⁸When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased. He had wanted to see Him for a long time, because he had heard about Him and was hoping to see Him perform a miracle.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Herod	Ἡρῴδης	Hērōdēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2264 Herod
saw	ἰδὼν	idōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
Jesus	Ἰησοῦν	Iēsoun	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
he was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
greatly	λίαν	lian	Adverb	G3029 very, very much, exceedingly
pleased	ἐχάρη	echarē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G5463 I rejoice, am glad
He had wanted	θέλων	thelōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to see	ἰδεῖν	idein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
Him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
for	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
a long	ἱκανῶν	hikanōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2425 sufficient, worthy, many, much
time	χρόνων	chronōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5550 time, a particular time, season
because	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
he had heard	ἀκούειν	akouein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G191 I hear, listen
about	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
Him	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
was hoping	ἤλπιζέν	ēlpizen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1679 I hope, hope for, expect
to see	ἰδεῖν	idein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
Him	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
perform	γινόμενον	ginomenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
a	τι	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5100 any one, some one
miracle	σημεῖον	sēmeion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4592 a sign, miracle, indication

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Mark 6:14 · Luke 9:7–9 · Matthew 14:1

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