Matthew 19:23

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπε τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι δυσκόλως πλούσιος εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν οὐρανῶν.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 3588; Ho; Ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 1161; de; δὲ; and; Conj

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

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

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

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

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

Strongs 281; Amēn; Ἀμὴν; amen; Heb

Strongs 3004; legō; λέγω; I am saying; V-PIA-1S

Strongs 4771; hymin; ὑμῖν; to yourselves; PPro-D2P

Strongs 3754; hoti; ὅτι; that; Conj

Strongs 4145; plousios; πλούσιος; rich; Adj-NMS

Strongs 1423; dyskolōs; δυσκόλως; badly sheathed; Adv

Strongs 1525; eiseleusetai; εἰσελεύσεται; he will go in; V-FIM-3S

Strongs 1519; eis; εἰς; into; Prep

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

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

Strongs 3588; tōn; τῶν; the; Art-GMP

Strongs 3772; ouranōn; οὐρανῶν; heavenly ones; N-GMP

RBT Hebrew Literal:

δυσκόλως - Misfortunately truncated, Unfavorably Docked

And the Salvation said to the Learners of himself, "Amen, I am saying to yourselves that a rich one will come in unfavorably docked into the Queen of the Heavenly ones,^39a

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, That with difficulty shall a rich one come into the kingdom of the heavens.

LITV Translation:
And Jesus said to His disciples, Truly I say to you that a rich man will with great difficulty enter into the kingdom of Heaven.

ESV Translation:
And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the kingdom of heaven.

Footnotes

39a

Unfavorably Docked

"δυσ-κόλος"

A compound of δυσ (bad/poorly) and κόλος. The adjective κόλος, -ος, -ον (adverb κόλως) 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)

 

 

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