Luk 8:41 | NETfull | STEP | Then a man named Jairus, who was a ruler of the synagogue, came up. Falling at Jesus’ feet, he pleaded with him to come to his house,

Luke 8:41

41 Then ^{▼▼ Grk “And behold.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).} a man named Jairus, who was a ruler ^{▼▼ Jairus is described as ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς (archōn tēs sunagōgēs), the main elder at the synagogue who was in charge of organizing the services.} of the synagogue, ^{▼▼ See the note on synagogues in 4:15.} came up. Falling ^{▼▼ Grk “and falling.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started in the translation at this point.} at Jesus’ feet, he pleaded ^{▼▼ This verb is an imperfect tense, commonly used by Luke for vividness.} with him to come to his house,