King James Version

Acts 19:15

And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

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ἀποκριθὲνapokrithenansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πονηρὸνponēronevilπονηρός (ponēros)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “evil”, the subject formG4190evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.This verse uses “evil”.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.γινώσκωginōskōto knowγινώσκωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to know”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαῦλονpaulonPaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the object formG3972Paul, Paulus.ἐπίσταμαιepistamaito knowἐπίσταμαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to know”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1987I know, know of, understand.This verse uses “know”.ὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τίνεςtineswhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which?”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ἐστέesteto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the evil spirit, answering, said, 'Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; and ye — who are ye?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

Young’s Literal Translation

and the evil spirit, answering, said, 'Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; and ye — who are ye?'

World English Bible

The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”

Darby Translation

But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but ye , who are ye?

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But the wicked spirit, answering, said to them: Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?

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