There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
There was a certaine rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linnen, and fared ſumptuouſly euery day.
Ἄνθρωπος δέ τις ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐνεδιδύσκετο πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον, εὐφραινόμενος καθ’ ἡμέραν λαμπρῶς.
Ἄνθρωπος δέ τις ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐνεδιδύσκετο πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον, εὐφραινόμενος καθ’ ἡμέραν λαμπρῶς·
ἄνθρωπος , masculine noun, anthrōpos — a man, human, mankind (value 1310)
G444,
ἄνθρωπος ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos; from G435 and ὤψ ṓps (the countenance; from G3700); man-faced, i.e. a human being:—certain, man.a human being, whether male or female
generically, to include all human individuals
to distinguish man from beings of a different order
of animals and plants
of from God and Christ
of the angels
with the added notion of weakness, by which man is led into a mistake or prompted to sin
with the adjunct notion of contempt or disdainful pity
with reference to two fold nature of man, body and soul
with reference to the two fold nature of man, the corrupt and the truly Christian man, conformed to the nature of God
with reference to sex, a male
indefinitely, someone, a man, one
in the plural, people
joined with other words, merchantman
Used in 504 Verses, 24 Books 558  Occurrence Count
βύσσος , feminine noun, byssos — byssus (a species of flax), also (the) linen (made from it) (value 1072)
G1040,
βύσσος býssos, boos'-sos; of Hebrew origin (H948); white linen:—fine linen.byssus, a species of Egyptian flax
linen made from byssus, very costly, delicate, soft, white and also of a yellow colour
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  Occurrence Count
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
ἐνδιδύσκω , verb, endidyskō — to put on, be clothed with (value 1493)
G1737,
ἐνδιδύσκω endidýskō, en-did-oos'-ko; a prolonged form of G1746; to invest (with a garment):—clothe in, wear.to put on, clothe, to put on one's self, be clothed in
Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
εὐφραίνω , verb, euphrainō — to cheer, make merry (value 1866)
G2165,
εὐφραίνω euphraínō, yoo-frah'-ee-no; from G2095 and G5424; to put (middle voice or passively, be) in a good frame of mind, i.e. rejoice:—fare, make glad, be (make) merry, rejoice.to gladden, make joyful
to be glad, to be merry, to rejoice
to rejoice in, be delighted with a thing
Used in 14 Verses, 6 Books 14  Occurrence Count
ἡμέρα , feminine noun, hēmera — day (value 154)
G2250,
ἡμέρα hēméra, hay-mer'-ah; feminine (with G5610 implied) of a derivative of ἧμαι hēmai (to sit; akin to the base of G1476) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context):—age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night
in the daytime
metaph., "the day" is regarded as the time for abstaining from indulgence, vice, crime, because acts of the sort are perpetrated at night and in darkness
of the civil day, or the space of twenty four hours (thus including the night)
Eastern usage of this term differs from our western usage. Any part of a day is counted as a whole day, hence the expression "three days and three nights" does not mean literally three whole days, but at least one whole day plus part of two other days.
of the last day of this present age, the day Christ will return from heaven, raise the dead, hold the final judgment, and perfect his kingdom
used of time in general, i.e. the days of his life.
Used in 366 Verses, 23 Books 389  Occurrence Count
ἦν , verb, ēn — agree, be, have charge of, hold, use (value 58)
G2258,
ἦν ēn, ane; imperfect of G1510; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):—+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.Used in 415 Verses, 21 Books 455  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
κατά , preposition, kata — down, against, according to (value 322)
G2596,
κατά katá, kat-ah'; a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined):—about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) × alone, among, and, × apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), × aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, × more excellent, for, from … to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), … by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, × natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) × own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), × uttermost, where(-by), with.down from, through out
according to, toward, along
Used in 437 Verses, 26 Books 481  Occurrence Count
λαμπρῶς , adverb, lamprōs — splendidly (value 1251)
G2988,
λαμπρῶς lamprōs, lam-proce'; adverb from G2986; brilliantly, i.e. figuratively, luxuriously:—sumptuously.splendidly, magnificently
of sumptuous living
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
πλούσιος , adjective, plousios — wealthy (value 1060)
G4145,
πλούσιος ploúsios, ploo'-see-os; from G4149; wealthy; figuratively, abounding with:—rich.wealthy, abounding in material resources
metaph. abounding, abundantly supplied
abounding (rich) in Christian virtues and eternal possessions
Used in 28 Verses, 8 Books 28  Occurrence Count
πορφύρα , feminine noun, porphyra — purple fish, purple dye, purple cloth (value 1251)
G4209,
πορφύρα porphýra, por-foo'-rah; of Latin origin; the "purple" mussel, i.e. (by implication) the red-blue color itself, and finally a garment dyed with it:—purple.the purple fish, a species of shell fish or mussel
a fabric coloured with purple dye, a garment made from purple cloth
Used in 5 Verses, 3 Books 5  Occurrence Count
τὶς , pronoun, tis — a certain one, someone, anyone (value 510)
G5100,
τὶς tìs, tis; an enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object:—a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), × wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).a certain, a certain one
some, some time, a while
Used in 496 Verses, 26 Books 541  Occurrence Count
| Luke 16:19Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 9291) |
| Ἄνθρωπος δέ τις ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐνεδιδύσκετο πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον, εὐφραινόμενος καθ’ ἡμέραν λαμπρῶς. |
| Verse #25640 (Ch. #989) — 14 words, 84 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| There was |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| a certain |
G5100tis |
τὶς |
510 |
| rich |
G4145plousios |
πλούσιος |
1060 |
| man, |
G444anthrōpos |
ἄνθρωπος |
1310 |
| which |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| was clothed |
G1737endidyskō |
ἐνδιδύσκω |
1493 |
| in purple |
G4209porphyra |
πορφύρα |
1251 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| fine linen, |
G1040byssos |
βύσσος |
1072 |
| and fared |
G2165euphrainō |
εὐφραίνω |
1866 |
| sumptuously |
G2988lamprōs |
λαμπρῶς |
1251 |
| every |
G2596kata |
κατά |
322 |
| day: |
G2250hēmera |
ἡμέρα |
154 |
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