Luke 8:9
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And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

What.

Hosea 6:3 He will revive us after two days: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. We shall know, and we shall follow on, that we may know the Lord. His going forth is prepared as the morning light, and he will come to us as the early and the latter rain to the earth.

Matthew 13:10,18,36 And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables? . . .

Matthew 15:15 And Peter answering, said to him: Expound to us this parable.

Mark 4:10,34 And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable. . . .

Mark 7:17,18 And when he was come into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him the parable. . . .

John 15:15 I will not now call you servants: for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth. But I have called you friends. because all things, whatsoever I have heard of my Father, I have made known to you.

Context
The Parable of the Sower
8And other some fell upon good ground and, being sprung up, yielded fruit a hundredfold. Saying these things, he cried out: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be. 10To whom he said: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see and hearing may not understand.…
Cross References
Matthew 13:10
And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables?

Mark 4:10
And when he was alone, the twelve that were with him asked him the parable.

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

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 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.

disciples
μαθηταὶ (mathētai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

asked
Ἐπηρώτων (Epērōtōn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.

Him
αὐτὸν (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.

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

this
αὕτη (hautē)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

parable
παραβολή (parabolē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.

meant.
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.


Additional Translations
Then His disciples asked Him what this parable meant.

And His disciples were asking Him, "What does this parable mean?"

And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?

And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

And his disciples asked him [saying], What may this parable be?

And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

And his disciples asked him, saying, What doth this parable mean?

The disciples proceeded to ask Him what this parable meant.

Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"

And his disciples were questioning him, saying, 'What may this simile be?'
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