Luke 7:24 Greek Word Analysis

0	were departed	Ἀπελθόντων	g565
1	And	δὲ	g1161
2		τῶν	g3588
3	when the messengers	ἀγγέλων	g32
11	John	Ἰωάννου	g2491
5	he began	ἤρξατο	g756
6	to speak	λέγειν	g3004
7	unto	πρὸς	g4314
8		τοὺς	g3588
9	the people	ὄχλους	g3793
10	concerning	περὶ	g4012
11	John	Ἰωάννου	g2491
12	What	Τί	g5101
13	went ye out	ἐξεληλύθατε	g1831
14	into	εἰς	g1519
15		τὴν	g3588
16	the wilderness	ἔρημον	g2048
17	for to see	θεάσασθαι	g2300
18	A reed	κάλαμον	g2563
19	with	ὑπὸ	g5259
20	the wind	ἀνέμου	g417
21	shaken	σαλευόμενον	g4531

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when the men who were sent by John had gone away, he said to the people, about John, What did you go out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

World English Bible (WEB)

When John's messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: `What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?