The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
τίtiWhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “What”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatοὖνounthenοὖνconjunction — “then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.thenφημιphēmito sayφημίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5346I say, declare.ὅτιhoti? thatὅτιconjunction — “? that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.? thatεἰδωλόθυτόνeidōlothutonwhich is offered in sacrifice to idolsεἰδωλόθυτονadjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “which is offered in sacrifice to idols”, the subject formG1494(of meat), sacrificed to an image (or an idol).which is offered in sacrifice to idolsτίtiany thingτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “any thing”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.any thingἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.εἴδωλόνeidōlonidolεἴδωλονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “idol”, the subject formG1497an idol, false god.τίtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
what then do I say? that an idol is anything? or that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything? —
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American Standard Version (1901)
What say I then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
Young’s Literal Translation
what then do I say? that an idol is anything? or that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything? —
World English Bible
What am I saying then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
Darby Translation
What then do I say? that what is sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
Douay-Rheims
What then? Do I say, that what is offered in sacrifice to idols, is any thing? Or, that the idol is any thing?
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