Luke 18:36
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And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this meant.

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Luke 15:26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.

Matthew 21:10,11 And when he was come into Jerusalem, the whole city was moved, saying: Who is this? . . .

Context
Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar
35Now it came to pass, when he drew nigh to Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the way side, begging. 36And when he heard the multitude passing by, he asked what this meant. 37And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.…
Cross References
Luke 18:35
Now it came to pass, when he drew nigh to Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the way side, begging.

Luke 18:37
And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.

Lexicon
When
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

he heard
ἀκούσας (akousas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

the crowd
ὄχλου (ochlou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

going by,
διαπορευομένου (diaporeuomenou)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1279: To journey through (past). From dia and poreuomai; to travel through.

he asked
ἐπυνθάνετο (epynthaneto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4441: To ask, inquire, ascertain by inquiry, understand.

what
τί (ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

was
εἴη (eiē)
Verb - Present Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

[happening].
τοῦτο (touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.


Additional Translations
When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening.

And having heard a crowd passing along, he was asking what this might be.

And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant.

and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant.

And when he heard the crowd passing, he inquired what this might be.

and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant.

And hearing the multitude passing by, he asked what it meant.

He heard a crowd of people going past, and inquired what it all meant.

Hearing a multitude going by, he asked what this meant.

and having heard a multitude going by, he was inquiring what this may be,
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