KJV: And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
YLT: and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, 'Why loose ye the colt?'
Darby: And as they were loosing the colt, its masters said to them, Why loose ye the colt?
ASV: And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
λυόντων | On untying |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: λύω Sense: to loose any person (or thing) tied or fastened. |
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αὐτῶν | of them |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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πῶλον | colt |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: πῶλος Sense: a colt, the young of a horse. |
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εἶπαν | said |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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κύριοι | masters |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: κύριος Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord. |
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αὐτοῦ | of it |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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Τί | Why |
Parse: Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: τίς Sense: who, which, what. |
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λύετε | untie you |
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 2nd Person Plural Root: λύω Sense: to loose any person (or thing) tied or fastened. |
Greek Commentary for Luke 19:33
Genitive absolute. [source]
The same word κυριος kurios used of the Lord Jesus in Luke 19:31 (and Luke 19:34) and which these “owners” would understand. See note on Matthew 21:3 and note on Mark 11:3 for kurios used by Jesus about himself with the expectation that these disciples would recognize him by that title as they did. The word in common use for the Roman emperor and in the lxx to translate the Hebrew Elohim (God). [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Luke 19:33
Perfect active participle, genitive plural. Bystanders. Luke 19:33 terms them “the owners thereof” The lords or masters of the colt. They make a natural protest. [source]