Luke 19:4
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And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see him: for he was to pass that way.

climbed.

Luke 5:19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went up upon the roof and let him down through the tiles with his bed into the midst before Jesus.

a sycamore.

1 Kings 10:27 And he made silver to be as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones: and cedars to be as common as sycamores which grow in the plains.

1 Chronicles 27:28 And over the oliveyards and the fig groves, which were in the plains, was Balanam a Gederite: and over the oil cellars, Joas.

Isaiah 9:10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with square stones: they have cut down the sycamores, but we will change them for cedars.

Amos 7:14 But prophesy not again any more in Bethel: because it is the king's sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom.

Context
Jesus and Zacchaeus
3And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was low of stature. 4And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore tree, that he might see him: for he was to pass that way. 5And when Jesus was come to the place, looking up, he saw him and said to him: Zacheus, make haste and come down: for this day I must abide in thy house.…
Cross References
1 Kings 10:27
And he made silver to be as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones: and cedars to be as common as sycamores which grow in the plains.

1 Chronicles 27:28
And over the oliveyards and the fig groves, which were in the plains, was Balanam a Gederite: and over the oil cellars, Joas.

2 Chronicles 1:15
And the king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees as sycamores, which grow in the plains in great multitude.

2 Chronicles 9:27
And he made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones: and cedars as common as the sycamores, which grow in the plains.

Psalm 78:47
And he destroyed their vineyards with hail, and their mulberry trees with hoarfrost.

Isaiah 9:10
The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with square stones: they have cut down the sycamores, but we will change them for cedars.

Luke 17:6
And the Lord said: If you had faith like to a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this mulberry tree: Be thou rooted up and be thou transplanted into the sea. And it would obey you.

Luke 19:3
And he sought to see Jesus who he was: and he could not for the crowd, because he was low of stature.

Luke 19:5
And when Jesus was come to the place, looking up, he saw him and said to him: Zacheus, make haste and come down: for this day I must abide in thy house.

Lexicon
So
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

he ran
προδραμὼν (prodramōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4390: To run before, outrun, run in advance. From pro and trecho; to run forward, i.e. Outstrip, precede.

on
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

ahead
ἔμπροσθεν (emprosthen)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1715: From en and pros; in front of (literally or figuratively) or time).

[and] climbed
ἀνέβη (anebē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 305: To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up.

a sycamore tree
συκομορέαν (sykomorean)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4809: A sycamore tree. From sukon and moron; the 'sycamore'-fig tree.

to
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

see
ἴδῃ (idē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

Him,
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

since
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

[Jesus] was about
ἤμελλεν (ēmellen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3195: A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.

to pass
διέρχεσθαι (dierchesthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's Greek 1330: To pass through, spread (as a report). From dia and erchomai; to traverse.

that [way].
ἐκείνης (ekeinēs)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.


Additional Translations
So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way.

And having run to the front, he went up into a sycamore-fig tree, so that he might see Him; for He was about to pass that way.

And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

And running on before, he got up into a sycamore that he might see him, for he was going to pass that [way].

And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

And he ran before, and climbed up upon a sycamore-tree to see him; for he was to pass that way.

So he ran on in front and climbed up a mulberry tree to see Him; for He was about to pass that way.

He ran on ahead, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way.

and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that way he was about to pass by.
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