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Koine Greek wordlink #48701

SR GNT Luke 10:40 περιεσπᾶτο (periespato) ‘but Martha was_being pulled_away about much service’ Strongs=40490 Lemma=perispaō^*
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=passive person=3rd number=singular
Year=32 AD

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Only use of identical word form περιεσπᾶτο (V-IIP3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘περιεσπᾶτο’ (V-IIP3··S) is always and only glossed as ‘was_being pulled_away’.

Luke 10:40 ‘but Martha was_being pulled_away about much service’ SR GNT Luke 10:40 word 4

OET-LV: 40 But the Martha was _being _pulled _away about much service, and having _approached said: master, not is _it _mattering to _you that the sister of _me left only me to _be _serving? Therefore tell to _her that she _may _help with _me. (LUK_10:40)

OET-RV: 40 But Martha kept getting pulled away to keep the household running, and after a while approached Yeshua and asked, “Master, doesn’t it bother you that my sister has left all the housework to me? Tell her to come and help me.” (LUK 10:40)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘perispaō’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb