Luke 7:32
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Berean Study Bible
They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.

Young's Literal Translation
they are like to children, to those sitting in a market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not weep!

King James Bible
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling {5723} one to another, and saying {5723}, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

Greek
They are
εἰσιν (eisin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

like
ὅμοιοί (homoioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3664: Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar.

children
παιδίοις (paidiois)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3813: Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian.

sitting
καθημένοις (kathēmenois)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[the] marketplace
ἀγορᾷ (agora)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 58: From ageiro; properly, the town-square; by implication, a market or thoroughfare.

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

calling out
προσφωνοῦσιν (prosphōnousin)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4377: From pros and phoneo; to sound towards, i.e. Address, exclaim, summon.

to one another:
ἀλλήλοις (allēlois)
Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 240: One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.

‘We played the flute
Ηὐλήσαμεν (Ēulēsamen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 832: To play the flute, pipe. From aulos; to play the flute.

for you,
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

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

you did not dance;
ὠρχήσασθε (ōrchēsasthe)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 3738: To dance. Middle voice from orchos; to dance.

we sang a dirge,
Ἐθρηνήσαμεν (Ethrēnēsamen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 2354: Intrans: I lament, wail; trans: I bewail. From threnos; to bewail.

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

you did not weep.’
ἐκλαύσατε (eklausate)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2799: To weep, weep for, mourn, lament. Of uncertain affinity; to sob, i.e. Wail aloud.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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