Luke 19:4
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Berean Study Bible
So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.

Young's Literal Translation
and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that [way] he was about to pass by.

King James Bible
And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that [way].

Greek
So
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

he ran
προδραμὼν (prodramōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4390: To run before, outrun, run in advance. From pro and trecho; to run forward, i.e. Outstrip, precede.

on
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

ahead
ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen)
Adverb
Strong's 1715: From en and pros; in front of (literally or figuratively) or time).

[and] climbed
ἀνέβη (anebē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 305: To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up.

a sycamore tree
συκομορέαν (sykomorean)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4809: A sycamore tree. From sukon and moron; the 'sycamore'-fig tree.

to
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

see
ἴδῃ (idē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

Him,
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

since
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

[Jesus] was about
ἤμελλεν (ēmellen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3195: A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.

to pass
διέρχεσθαι (dierchesthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's 1330: To pass through, spread (as a report). From dia and erchomai; to traverse.

that [way].
ἐκείνης (ekeinēs)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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