Luke 24:17
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And he said to them: What are these discourses that you hold one with another as you walk and are sad?

and are.

Ezekiel 9:4-6 And the Lord said to him: Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem: and mark Thau upon the foreheads of the men that sigh, and mourn for all the abominations that are committed in the midst thereof. . . .

John 16:6,20-22 But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart. . . .

Context
The Road to Emmaus
16But their eyes were held, that they should not know him. 17And he said to them: What are these discourses that you hold one with another as you walk and are sad? 18And the one of them, whose name was Cleophas, answering, said to him: Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things that have been done there in these days?…
Cross References
Luke 24:16
But their eyes were held, that they should not know him.

Luke 24:18
And the one of them, whose name was Cleophas, answering, said to him: Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things that have been done there in these days?

Lexicon
He asked
Εἶπεν (Eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

them,
αὐτούς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
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.

“What
Τίνες (Tines)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

are you discussing so intently
ἀντιβάλλετε (antiballete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 474: To throw at in opposition, exchange (words) with, perhaps: I compare. From anti and ballo; to bandy.

as you walk along?”
περιπατοῦντες (peripatountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow.

They stood still,
ἐστάθησαν (estathēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2476: A prolonged form of a primary stao stah'-o; to stand, used in various applications.

with sadness on their faces.
σκυθρωποί (skythrōpoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4659: From skuthros and a derivative of optanomai; angry-visaged, i.e. Gloomy or affecting a mournful appearance.


Additional Translations
He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.

And He said to them, "What are these words that you exchange with one another, walking?" And they stood still, looking sad.

And he said to them, What manner of communications are these that you have one to another, as you walk, and are sad?

And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad.

And he said to them, What discourses are these which pass between you as ye walk, and are downcast?

And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad.

And he said to them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

"What is the subject," He asked them, "on which you are talking so earnestly, as you walk?" And they stood still, looking full of sorrow.

He said to them, "What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?"

and he said unto them, 'What are these words that ye exchange with one another, walking, and ye are sad?'
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