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John 1:19

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andαὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαρτυρίαmarturiarecordμαρτυρίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “record”, the subject formG3141witness, evidence, testimony, reputation.the recordτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰωάννουiōannouof JohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.of Johnὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenἀπέστειλανapesteilansentἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “sent”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.sentοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαῖοιioudaioiJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the subject formG2453Jewish.ἐξexfromἐκ (ek)preposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromἹεροσολύμωνhierosolumōnJerusalemἹεροσόλυμα (hierosoluma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “Jerusalem”, the of-formG2414the Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem.Jerusalemἱερεῖςhiereispriestἱερεύς (hiereus)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “priest”, the object formG2409a priest, one who offers sacrifice to a god (in Jewish and pagan religions; of Christians only met.).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ΛευίταςleuitasLeviteΛευίτης (leuitēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “Levite”, the object formG3019a Levite, properly a man of the tribe of Levi; hence: a priest's assistant, an under priest, as the members of that tribe were charged with this duty.ἵναhinatoἵναconjunction — “to”G2443in order that, so that.toἐρωτήσωσινerōtēsōsinaskἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “ask”, a single actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.This verse uses “ask”.askαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himΣὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouτίςtiswhich?τίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which?”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.εἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, 'Who art thou?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?

Young’s Literal Translation

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, 'Who art thou?'

World English Bible

This is John’s testimony, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

Darby Translation

And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites that they might ask him, Thou, who art thou?

Douay-Rheims

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?

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