Luke 24:5
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And as they were afraid and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead?

they.

Luke 1:12,13,29 And Zachary seeing him, was troubled: and fear fell upon him. . . .

Daniel 8:17,18 And he came, and stood near where I stood: and when he was come, I fell on my face, trembling, and he said to me: Understand, O son of man, for in the time of the end the vision shall be fulfilled. . . .

Daniel 10:7-12,16,19 And I, Daniel alone, saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw it not: but an exceeding great terror fell upon them, and they fled away, and hid themselves. . . .

Matthew 28:3-5 And his countenance was as lightning and his raiment as snow. . . .

Mark 16:5,6 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed with a white robe: and they were astonished. . . .

Acts 10:3,4 This man saw in a vision manifestly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in unto him and saying to him: Cornelius. . . .

the living.

Hebrews 7:8 And here indeed, men that die receive tithes: but there, he hath witness that he liveth.

Revelation 1:18 And alive, and was dead. And behold I am living for ever and ever and have the keys of death and of hell.

Revelation 2:8 And to the angel of the church of Smyrna write: These things saith the First and the Last, who was dead and is alive:

Context
The Resurrection
4And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel. 5And as they were afraid and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead? 6He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke unto you, when he was yet in Galilee,…
Cross References
Luke 24:4
And it came to pass, as they were astonished in their mind at this, behold, two men stood by them, in shining apparel.

Luke 24:6
He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke unto you, when he was yet in Galilee,

Acts 2:24
Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the sorrows of hell, as it was impossible that he should be holden by it.

Revelation 1:18
And alive, and was dead. And behold I am living for ever and ever and have the keys of death and of hell.

Lexicon
As
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[the women]
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

bowed
κλινουσῶν (klinousōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2827: A primary verb; to slant or slope, i.e. Incline or recline.

[their]
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

faces
πρόσωπα (prosōpa)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4383: From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

ground
γῆν (gēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe.

in terror,
ἐμφόβων (emphobōn)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1719: Full of fear, terrified. From en and phobos; in fear, i.e. Alarmed.

[the two men] asked
εἶπαν (eipan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

them,
αὐτάς (autas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“Why
Τί (Ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

do you look for
ζητεῖτε (zēteite)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

living
ζῶντα (zōnta)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.

among
μετὰ (meta)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

dead?
νεκρῶν (nekrōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.


Additional Translations
As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?

and of them having become terrified and bowing the faces to the ground, they said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why seek you the living among the dead?

and as they were affrighted and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

And as they were filled with fear and bowed their faces to the ground, they said to them, Why seek ye the living one among the dead?

and as they were affrighted, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

The women were terrified; but, as they stood with their faces bowed to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you search among the dead for Him who is living?

Becoming terrified, they bowed their faces down to the earth. They said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead?

and on their having become afraid, and having inclined the face to the earth, they said to them, 'Why do ye seek the living with the dead?
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