In John 1 of John .
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
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καὶ kai And καὶ kai And καί conjunction — “And” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. And ἠρώτησαν ērōtēsan they asked ἠρώτησαν ērōtēsan they asked ἐρωτάω (erōtaō) verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they asked”, a single action G2065 (a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray. they asked αὐτόν· auton him αὐτόν auton him αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. him Τί ti What Τί ti What τίς (tis) interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “What”, the subject form G5101 who, which, what, why. This verse uses “what”. What οὖν; oun then οὖν oun then οὖν conjunction — “then” G3767 therefore, then. This verse uses “then”. then σὺ su thou σὺ su thou σύ personal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject form G4771 you. thou Ἠλίας ēlias Elias Ἠλίας ēlias Elias Ἠλίας noun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Elias”, the subject form G2243 Elijah, the prophet. Elias εἶ; ei I am εἶ ei I am εἰμί (eimi) verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “I am”, an ongoing or repeated action G1510 I am, exist. I am καὶ kai ? And καὶ kai ? And καί conjunction — “? And” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. ? And λέγει· legei to speak λέγει legei to speak λέγω (legō) verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated action G3004 (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 “speak”. Οὐκ ouk No Οὐκ ouk No οὐ (ou) adverb — “No” G3756 no, not. No εἰμί. eimi to be εἰμί eimi to be εἰμί verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated action G1510 I am, exist. Ὁ ho the Ὁ ho the ὁ article, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject form G3588 the, the definite article. προφήτης prophētēs prophet προφήτης prophētēs prophet προφήτης noun, nominative, singular, masculine — “prophet”, the subject form G4396 a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth. εἶ ei to be εἶ ei to be εἰμί (eimi) verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated action G1510 I am, exist. σύ; su you σύ su you σύ personal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject form G4771 you. καὶ kai and καὶ kai and καί conjunction — “and” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. ἀπεκρίθη· apekrithē to answer ἀπεκρίθη apekrithē to answer ἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai) verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to answer”, a single action G611 I answer, reply, take up the conversation. This verse uses “answer”. Οὔ. ou no Οὔ ou no οὔ particle — “no” G3756 no, not. Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And they questioned him, 'What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, 'I am not.' — 'The prophet art thou?' and he answered, 'No.'
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American Standard Version (1901) And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
Young’s Literal Translation And they questioned him, 'What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, 'I am not.' — 'The prophet art thou?' and he answered, 'No.'
World English Bible They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
Darby Translation And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
Douay-Rheims And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.
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