King James Version

John 10:20

And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

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ἔλεγονelegonsaidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saidδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πολλοὶpolloimuchπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “much”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.αὐτῶνautōnhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himΔαιμόνιονdaimoniondemonδαιμόνιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “demon”, the object formG1140an evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity.This verse uses “demon”.ἔχειecheito haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μαίνεταιmainetaito raveμαίνομαι (mainomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to rave”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3105I am raving mad, speak as a madman.τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἀκούετεakoueteto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and many of them said, 'He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him?

Young’s Literal Translation

and many of them said, 'He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'

World English Bible

Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

Darby Translation

but many of them said, He has a demon and raves; why do ye hear him?

Douay-Rheims

And many of them said: He hath a devil, and is mad: why hear you him?

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