Mark 10:23

Καὶ περιβλεψάμενος ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγει τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, Πῶς δυσκόλως οἱ τὰ χρήματα ἔχοντες εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰσελεύσονται.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2532; Kai; Καὶ; And; Conj

Strongs 4017; periblepsamenos; περιβλεψάμενος; he who, having looked around; V-APM-NMS

Strongs 3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

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

Strongs 3004; legei; λέγει; is speaking; V-PIA-3S

Strongs 3588; tois; τοῖς; the; Art-DMP

Strongs 3101; mathētais; μαθηταῖς; learners; N-DMP

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

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; riches; 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 1525; eiseleusontai; εἰσελεύσονται; shall they enter; V-FIM-3P

RBT Hebrew Literal:

δυσκόλως - Unfortunately Truncated, Unfavorably Docked

And the Salvation, he who has looked all around, he is speaking to the Learners of himself, "How badly docked will those who are holding the Wealth enter into the Queen of the God!"²⁷

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Jesus having looked round, said to his disciples, With what difficulty shall they having property enter into the kingdom of God.

LITV Translation:
And looking around, Jesus said to His disciples, How hardly those having riches will enter into the kingdom of God!

ESV Translation:
And Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it will be 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)