KJV: And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
YLT: and he cried out, saying, 'Jesus, Son of David, deal kindly with me;'
Darby: And he called out saying, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
ASV: And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
ἐβόησεν | he called out |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: βοάω Sense: to raise a cry, of joy pain etc. |
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λέγων | saying |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to say, to speak. |
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Ἰησοῦ | Jesus |
Parse: Noun, Vocative Masculine Singular Root: Ἰησοῦς Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor. |
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υἱὲ | Son |
Parse: Noun, Vocative Masculine Singular Root: υἱός Sense: a son. |
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Δαυίδ | of David |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: Δαβίδ Sense: second king of Israel, and ancestor of Jesus Christ. |
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ἐλέησόν | have mercy on |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: ἐλεέω Sense: to have mercy on. |
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με | me |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Accusative 1st Person Singular Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
Greek Commentary for Luke 18:38
Old verb, βοαω boaō to shout, as in Luke 9:38. [source]
Shows that he recognizes Jesus as the Messiah. [source]