Luke 19:33
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 19:33 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
As they were untying the colt, the owners of it said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?"
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World English Bible Public Domain
As they were untying the colt, the owners of it said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they were untying the colt, the owners of it said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
As they were untying the colt, the owners of it said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?"
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
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King James Version Public Domain
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
And as they were loosing the colte, the owners thereof sayd vnto them, Why loose ye the colte?
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said to them: Why loose you the colt?
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, `Why loose ye the colt?'
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said to them, “Why do you loose the colt?”
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
As they were untying the colt, the owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they were untying the colt, the owners of it said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
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Darby Bible Public Domain
And as they were loosing the colt, its masters said to them, Why loose ye the colt?
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, Why loose ye the colt?
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And when they were getting the young ass, the owners of it said to them, Why are you taking the young ass?
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
And as they were aloosinge the coolte the owners sayde vnto the: why lowse ye the coolte?
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- Appears 12× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 21:2
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Accusative
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Masculine
Full Thayer's Definition
- λυόντων lýō G3089 “to loose” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Genitive, Plural, Masculine
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- αὐτῶν autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Genitive, Plural, Masculine
- τὸν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- πῶλον pōlos G4454 “colt” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- εἶπαν légō G3004 “to say” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- οἱ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- κύριοι kýrios G2962 “Lord” Noun, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- αὐτοῦ autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- πρὸς prós G4314 “to” Preposition
- αὐτούς autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Accusative, Plural, Masculine
- τί tís G5101 “who” Interrogative pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- λύετε lýō G3089 “to loose” Verb, Present, Active, Indicative, 2nd person, Plural
- τὸν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- πῶλον pōlos G4454 “colt” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 15
- words
- 9
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 15 words (9 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is pōlos (“colt”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- How does “colt” (pōlos) shape what this verse is saying?
- How does Matthew 21:2, which shares the word «colt», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “to loose” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Compare how Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers and John Gill's Exposition read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 5 words in this verse.
- “to loose” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 9 distinct Greek lemmas span 15 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Luke 19:33 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.