KJV: And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
YLT: and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving thanks to him, and he was a Samaritan.
Darby: and fell on his face at his feet giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
ASV: and he fell upon his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
| ἔπεσεν | he fell |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: πίπτω Sense: to descend from a higher place to a lower. |
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| πρόσωπον | [his] face |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: πρόσωπον Sense: the face. |
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| παρὰ | at |
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Parse: Preposition Root: παρά Sense: from, of at, by, besides, near. |
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| πόδας | feet |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Plural Root: πούς Sense: a foot, both of men or beast. |
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| αὐτοῦ | of Him |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| εὐχαριστῶν | giving thanks |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: εὐχαριστέω Sense: to be grateful, feel thankful. |
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| αὐτῷ | to Him |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| Σαμαρίτης | a Samaritan |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: Σαμαρίτης Sense: a Samaritan,. |
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Greek Commentary for Luke 17:16
This touch colours the whole incident. The one man who felt grateful enough to come back and thank Jesus for the blessing was a despised Samaritan. The αυτος autos has point here. [source]