Luke 23:48
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And all the multitude of them that were come together to that sight and saw the things that were done returned, striking their breasts.

smote.

Luke 18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O God, be merciful to me a sinner.

Jeremiah 31:19 For after thou didst convert me, I did penance: and after thou didst shew unto me, I struck my thigh: I am confounded and ashamed, because I have borne the reproach of my youth.

Acts 2:37 Now when they had heard these things, they had compunction in their heart and said to Peter and to the rest of the apostles: What shall we do, men and brethren?

Context
The Death of Jesus
47Now, the centurion, seeing what was done, glorified God, saying: Indeed this was a just man. 48And all the multitude of them that were come together to that sight and saw the things that were done returned, striking their breasts. 49And all his acquaintance and the women that had followed him from Galilee stood afar off, beholding these things.…
Cross References
Luke 8:52
And all wept and mourned for her. But he said: Weep not. The maid is not dead, but sleepeth.

Luke 18:13
And the publican, standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: O God, be merciful to me a sinner.

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

all
πάντες (pantes)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

people
ὄχλοι (ochloi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

who had gathered
συμπαραγενόμενοι (symparagenomenoi)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4836: From sun and paraginomai; to be present together, i.e. To convene; by implication, to appear in aid.

for
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

this
ταύτην (tautēn)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

spectacle
θεωρίαν (theōrian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2335: A sight, spectacle. From the same as theoreo; spectatorship, i.e. a spectacle.

saw
θεωρήσαντες (theōrēsantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2334: From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge).

what
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

had taken place,
γενόμενα (genomena)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

they returned [home]
ὑπέστρεφον (hypestrephon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5290: To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return.

beating
τύπτοντες (typtontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5180: To beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment.

[their]
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

breasts.
στήθη (stēthē)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 4738: The breast, chest. From histemi; the bosom, i.e. Chest.


Additional Translations
And when all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had taken place, they returned home beating their breasts.

And all the crowds having come together to this spectacle, having seen the things that had taken place, were returning home, beating the breasts.

And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

And all the multitudes that came together to this sight, when they beheld the things that were done, returned smiting their breasts.

And all the crowds who had come together to that sight, having seen the things that took place, returned, beating [their] breasts.

And all the multitudes that came together to this sight, when they beheld the things that were done, returned smiting their breasts.

And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

And all the crowds that had come together to this sight, after seeing all that had occurred, returned to the city beating their breasts.

All the multitudes that came together to see this, when they saw the things that were done, returned home beating their breasts.

and all the multitudes who were come together to this sight, beholding the things that came to pass, smiting their breasts did turn back;
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