Luke 10:33

Σαμαρείτης δέ τις ὁδεύων ἦλθε κατ᾽ αὐτόν, καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ἐσπλαγχνίσθη,

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 4541; Samaritēs; Σαμαρίτης; a Samaritan; N-NMS

Strongs 1161; de; δέ; however; Conj

Strongs 5100; tis; τις; anyone; IPro-NMS

Strongs 3593; hodeuōn; ὁδεύων; he who is journeying; V-PPA-NMS

Strongs 2064; ēlthen; ἦλθεν; came; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 2596; kat’; κατ’; down; Prep

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

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 3708; idōn; ἰδὼν; he who has perceived; V-APA-NMS

Strongs 4697; esplanchnisthē; ἐσπλαγχνίσθη; was moved in the bowels; V-AIP-3S

RBT Hebrew Literal:

And a Watchman ("Samaritan"), a certain one who is journeying came down against himself, and he who has perceived was moved in the bowels.³⁶

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And a certain Samaritan, traveling, came to him: and having seen him, felt compassion.

LITV Translation:
But a certain traveling Samaritan came upon him, and seeing him, he was filled with pity.

ESV Translation:
But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion.

Footnotes

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ἦλθεν κατ’ αὐτὸν is not translated as "came to him." This is inaccurate at best. Every translation tampers with this.

While "ἦλθεν" (he came) can mean "came to" it is usually followed by a dative, and not an accusative. The preposition "κατ’" (a contracted form of κατά) typically means "against" or "upon" in this context. Thus, "κατ’ αὐτὸν" suggests an action directed against or upon the person, rather than simply going to him in a neutral sense.

In otherwords, the phrase most naturally translates to "He came against him" or "He came upon him," implying some form of confrontation, attack, or forceful approach, rather than just visiting or approaching in a peaceful sense.

 

 

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