Luke 7:4

4When
Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
they came
Although the participle παραγενόμενοι (paragenomenoi) is preceded by the Greek article (οἱ, hoi) which would normally cause it to be regarded as an adjectival or substantival participle, most modern translations, probably as a result of the necessities of contemporary English style, render it as a temporal participle (“when they came”).
to Jesus, they urged
Or “implored.”
him earnestly,
Grk “urged him earnestly, saying”; the participle λέγοντες (legontes) is pleonastic (redundant) and has not been translated.
“He is worthy
Grk “Worthy is he to have you do this”; the term “worthy” comes first in the direct discourse and is emphatic.
to have you do this for him,
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