Luke 19:31

καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμᾶς ἐρωτᾷ Διατί λύετε οὕτως ἐρεῖτε αὐτῷ ὅτι Ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ χρείαν ἔχει
And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
ἐάν
G1437 CONJ
ean
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
  • if, in case
τις
G5100 X-NSM
tis
some or any person or object
  • a certain, a certain one
    • "some, some time, a while
ὑμᾶς
G5209
hymas
you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
  • you
ἐρωτᾷ
G2065 V-PAS-3S
erōtaō
to interrogate; by implication, to request
  • to question
    • "to ask
    • to request, entreat, beg, beseech
Διατί
G1302
diati
through what cause ?, i.e., why?
  • through, by, with, because of, for the sake of
λύετε
G3089
lyō
to ___%___loosen___%___ (literally or figuratively)
  • to loose any person (or thing) tied or fastened
    • bandages of the feet, the shoes,
      • "of a husband and wife joined together by the bond of matrimony"of a single man, whether he has already had a wife or has not yet married
    to loose one bound, i.e., to unbind, release from bonds, set free
    • of one bound up (swathed in bandages)
      • "bound with chains (a prisoner), discharge from prison, let go
    to loosen, undo, dissolve, anything bound, tied, or compacted together
    • an assembly, i.e., to dismiss, break up
      • "laws, as having a binding force, are likened to bonds"to annul, subvert"to do away with, to deprive of authority, whether by precept or act"to declare unlawful"to loose what is compacted or built together, to break up, demolish, destroy"to dissolve something coherent into parts, to destroy"metaphorically, to overthrow, to do away with
οὕτως
G3779
houtō
in this way (referring to what precedes or follows)
  • in this manner, thus, so
ἐρεῖτε
G2046
ereō
an alternate for G2036 in certain tenses; to utter, i.e., speak or say
  • to utter, speak, say
αὐτῷ
G846
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
ὅτι
G3754 CONJ
hoti
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
  • that, because, since
Ὁ
G3588
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
κύριος
G2962 N-NSM
kyrios
supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
  • he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord
    • the possessor and disposer of a thing
      • the owner; one who has control of the person, the master
        • "in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor
      is a title of honor expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants salute their master"this title is given to: God, the Messiah
αὐτοῦ
G846 P-GSM
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
χρείαν
G5532 N-ASF
chreia
employment, i.e., an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
  • necessity, need
    • "duty, business
ἔχει
G2192 V-PAI-3S
echō
to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition)
  • to have, i.e., to hold
    • to have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions, etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or consider or hold as
    to have i.e., own, possess
    • external things such as pertain to property or riches or furniture or utensils or goods or food etc.
      • "used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc, of attendance or companionship
    to hold one's self or find one's self so and so, to be in such or such a condition"to hold one's self to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to
    • to be closely joined to a person or a thing

καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμᾶς ἐρωτᾷ Διατί λύετε οὕτως ἐρεῖτε αὐτῷ ὅτι Ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ χρείαν ἔχει
31
And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
Cross References

Psalms 24:1

לַֽיהוָה הָאָרֶץ וּמְלוֹאָהּ תֵּבֵל וְיֹשְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃
1
The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Psalms 50:10

כִּי-לִי כָל-חַיְתוֹ-יָעַר בְּהֵמוֹת בְּהַרְרֵי-אָֽלֶף׃
10
For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

Mark 11:3

καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ Τί ποιεῖτε τοῦτο εἴπατε ὅτι Ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ χρείαν ἔχει καὶ εὐθὲως αὐτὸν ἀποστελεῖ ὧδε
3
And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.

Matthew 21:2

λέγων αὐτοῖς Πορεύθητε εἰς τὴν κώμην τὴν ἀπέναντι ὑμῶν καὶ εὐθέως εὑρήσετε ὄνον δεδεμένην καὶ πῶλον μετ' αὐτῆς· λύσαντες ἀγάγετέ μοι
2
Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

Acts 10:36

τὸν λόγον ὃν ἀπέστειλεν τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ εὐαγγελιζόμενος εἰρήνην διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ οὗτός ἐστιν πάντων κύριος
36
The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
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