Luke 18:24

Ἰδὼν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς περίλυπον γενόμενον εἶπε, Πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 3708; Idōn; Ἰδὼν; he who has perceived; V-APA-NMS

Strongs 1161; de; δὲ; and; Conj

Strongs 846; auton; αὐτὸν; himself; PPro-AM3S

Strongs 3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 2424; Iēsous; Ἰησοῦς; Salvation; N-NMS

Strongs 4036; perilypon; [περίλυπον; sorrowful; Adj-AMS

Strongs 1096; genomenon; γενόμενον]; he who became; V-APM-AMS

Strongs 2036; eipen; εἶπεν; said; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 4459; Pōs; Πῶς; How; Adv

Strongs 1423; dyskolōs; δυσκόλως; badly sheathed; Adv

Strongs 3588; hoi; οἱ; the; Art-NMP

Strongs 3588; ta; τὰ; the; Art-ANP

Strongs 5536; chrēmata; χρήματα; valuables/goods; N-ANP

Strongs 2192; echontes; ἔχοντες; those who are having; V-PPA-NMP

Strongs 1519; eis; εἰς; into; Prep

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 932; basileian; βασιλείαν; queen/kingdom; N-AFS

Strongs 3588; tou; τοῦ; the; Art-GMS

Strongs 2316; Theou; Θεοῦ; God; N-GMS

Strongs 1531; eisporeuontai; εἰσπορεύονται; shall enter; V-PIM/P-3P

RBT Hebrew Literal:

And he who has perceived himself, the Salvation, said, "How poorly docked the ones who are holding the Valuables are entering into the Queen of the God!⁶⁹

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Jesus having seen him being sorely grieved, said, With how much difficulty shall they having possessions come into the kingdom of God!

LITV Translation:
And seeing him having become very much grieved, Jesus said, How hardly those having riches shall enter into the kingdom of God!

ESV Translation:
Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, “How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!

Footnotes

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Unfavorably Docked

"δυσ-κόλος"

A compound of δυσ (bad/poorly) and κόλος. The adjective κόλος, -ος, -ον is primarily used to describe something that is "truncated" or "cut short", "having a part lopped off", "reduced to a stump" with specific applications that extend this meaning to particular objects or features. Here's a detailed explanation of the two primary senses:

General Meaning: "Truncated" or "Cut Short"

• This is the primary and broadest sense of κόλος, used to indicate that something is shortened, incomplete, or lacking part of its original form.
• Example:
  • Homer, Iliad 16.117:
    

    Ἕκτωρ Αἴαντος δόρυ μείλινον ἄγχι παραστὰς πλῆξ᾽ ἄορι μεγάλῳ αἰχμῆς παρὰ καυλὸν ὄπισθεν, ἀντικρὺ δ᾽ ἀπάραξε: τὸ μὲν Τελαμώνιος Αἴας πῆλ᾽ αὔτως ἐν χειρὶ κόλον δόρυ, τῆλε δ᾽ ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ αἰχμὴ χαλκείη χαμάδις βόμβησε πεσοῦσα.

    “Hector, standing near Ajax’s ashen spear, struck it with a great sword near the socket behind the spearhead, and completely sheared it off. Telamonian Ajax was left holding the truncated [κόλον] spear in his hand as it was, while the bronze spearhead fell far from him, clanging to the ground as it fell.”

    In this passage from Homer’s Iliad (Book 16.114–125), the word κόλος is used to describe the truncated spear of Ajax (“κόλον δόρυ”). Hector strikes Ajax’s spear near its shaft with a great sword, severing the bronze tip and rendering the weapon ineffective. The term κόλον, meaning “truncated” or “mutilated,” vividly illustrates the destruction of the spear and signifies Ajax’s sudden disadvantage in battle.

This is not derived from κόλον meaning the large intestine or colon in anatomy or a clause (in rhetoric), a part of a sentence.

(Cf. LSJ, Bailly, A. (2024), Pape, Cunliffe, Autenrieth, Middle Liddell)