They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
εἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).They saidοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeπρὸςprosamongπρόςpreposition — “among”G4314to, towards, with.amongἀλλήλουςallēlousthemselvesἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “themselves”, the object formG240one another, each other.themselvesΜὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notσχίσωμενschisōmenrendσχίζω (schizō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “rend”, a single actionG4977I rend, divide asunder, cleave.This verse uses “rend”.rendαὐτόνautonitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butλάχωμενlachōmencast lotsλαγχάνω (lanchanō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “cast lots”, a single actionG2975(a) I obtain (receive) by lot, my lot (turn) is, (b) I draw lots.This verse uses “cast lots”.cast lotsπερὶperiforπερίpreposition — “for”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.forαὐτοῦautouitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “it”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itτίνοςtinoswhoseτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “whose”, the of-formG5101who, which, what, why.whoseἔσταιestaiit shall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.it shall beἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἡhēwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichγραφὴgraphēa writingγραφήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a writing”, the subject formG1124(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures.This verse uses “a writing”.πληρωθῇplērōthēto fulfillπληρόω (plēroō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to fulfill”, a single actionG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.This verse uses “fulfill”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λέγουσαlegousasaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “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.saithΔιεμερίσαντοdiemerisantoThey partedδιαμερίζω (diamerizō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “They parted”, a single actionG1266I divide up into parts, break up; I distribute.They partedτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἱμάτιάhimatiaraimentἱμάτιον (himation)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “raiment”, the object formG2440 a long flowing outer garment, tunic.raimentμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myἑαυτοῖςheautoismyἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “my”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἱματισμόνhimatismonvestureἱματισμός (himatismos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “vesture”, the object formG2441a collective word: raiment, clothing.vestureμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἔβαλονebalonthey did castβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they did cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.they did castκλῆρονklēronlotsκλῆρος (klēros)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “lots”, the object formG2819(a) a lot, (b) a portion assigned; hence: a portion of the people of God assigned to one's care, a congregation.lotsΟἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeστρατιῶταιstratiōtaisoldiersστρατιώτης (stratiōtēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “soldiers”, the subject formG4757a soldier.the soldiersταῦταtautathisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐποίησανepoiēsandidποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “did”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.did
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
they said, therefore, to one another, 'We may not rend it, but cast a lot for it, whose it shall be;' that the Writing might be fulfilled, that is saying, 'They divided my garments to themselves, and upon my raiment they did cast a lot;' the soldiers, therefore, indeed, did these things.
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American Standard Version (1901)
They said therefore one to another, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my garments among them, And upon my vesture did they cast lots.
Young’s Literal Translation
they said, therefore, to one another, 'We may not rend it, but cast a lot for it, whose it shall be;' that the Writing might be fulfilled, that is saying, 'They divided my garments to themselves, and upon my raiment they did cast a lot;' the soldiers, therefore, indeed, did these things.
World English Bible
Then they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it will be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled, which says, “They parted my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.
Darby Translation
They said therefore to one another, Let us not rend it, but let us cast lots for it, whose it shall be; that the scripture might be fulfilled which says, They parted my garments among themselves, and on my vesture they cast lots. The soldiers therefore did these things.
Douay-Rheims
They said then one to another: Let us not cut it, but let us cast lots for it, whose it shall be; that the scripture might be fulfilled, saying: They have parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture they have cast lot. And the soldiers indeed did these things.
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Psalms 22:18Psalms 22:18 · King James VersionThey part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.Psalms 22:18 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
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