King James Version

John 11:39

Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having deceased” (τετελευτηκότος) before Martha here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having died” (τεθνηκότος) before Martha here.

λέγειlegeisaidλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, an ongoing or repeated 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.saidὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ἌρατεarateTake ye awayαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Take ye away”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.Take ye awayτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λίθονlithonstoneλίθος (lithos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “stone”, the object formG3037a stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building.the stoneλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated 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.saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὴadelphēsisterἀδελφήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sister”, the subject formG79a sister, a woman (fellow-)member of a church, a Christian woman.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τετελευτηκότοςteteleutēkotosto deceaseτελευτάω (teleutaō)verb, perfect active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to decease”, a completed action with a present resultG5053I end, finish, die, complete.ΜάρθαmarthaMarthaΜάρθαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Martha”, the subject formG3136Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany.ΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordἤδηēdēby this timeἤδηadverb — “by this time”G2235already; now at length, now after all this waiting.by this timeὄζειozeihe stinkethὄζω (ozō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he stinketh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3605I stink, am offensive.he stinkethτεταρταῖοςtetartaiosdead four daysτεταρταῖοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “dead four days”, the subject formG5066of the fourth day, four days since.dead four daysγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

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τεθνηκότοςtethnēkotosof him that was deadθνήσκω (thnēskō)verb, perfect active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “of him that was dead”, a completed action with a present resultG2348I die, am dying, am dead.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus saith, 'Take ye away the stone;' the sister of him who hath died — Martha — saith to him, 'Sir, already he stinketh, for he is four days dead;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time the body decayeth; for he hath been dead four days.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus saith, 'Take ye away the stone;' the sister of him who hath died — Martha — saith to him, 'Sir, already he stinketh, for he is four days dead;'

World English Bible

Jesus said, “Take away the stone .” Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to him, “Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days.”

Darby Translation

Jesus says, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead, says to him, Lord, he stinks already, for he is four days [there].

Douay-Rheims

Jesus saith: Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith to him: Lord, by this time he stinketh, for he is now of four days.

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