KJV: And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
YLT: His fellow-servant then, having fallen down at his feet, was calling on him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all;
Darby: His fellow-bondman therefore, having fallen down at his feet, besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.
ASV: So his fellow-servant fell down and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.
| Πεσὼν | Having fallen down |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: πίπτω Sense: to descend from a higher place to a lower. |
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| σύνδουλος | fellow servant |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: σύνδουλος Sense: a fellow servant, one who serves the same master with another. |
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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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| παρεκάλει | was begging |
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Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: παρακαλέω Sense: to call to one’s side, call for, summon. |
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| λέγων | saying |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to say, to speak. |
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| Μακροθύμησον | Have patience |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: μακροθυμέω Sense: to be of a long spirit, not to lose heart. |
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| ἐμοί | me |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 1st Person Singular Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
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| ἀποδώσω | I will pay |
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Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular Root: ἀποδίδωμι Sense: to deliver, to give away for one’s own profit what is one’s own, to sell. |
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Greek Commentary for Matthew 18:29
The imperfect has the force of earnestly besought. [source]