King James Version

John 2:16

And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.περιστερὰςperisterasdovesπεριστερά (peristera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “doves”, the object formG4058a dove, pigeon.dovesπωλοῦσινpōlousinto sellπωλέω (pōleō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “to sell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4453I sell, exchange, barter.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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).ἌρατεarateTakeαἴρω (airō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Take”, a single actionG142I raise, lift up, take away, remove.Takeταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsἐντεῦθενenteuthenhenceἐντεῦθενadverb — “hence”G1782hence, from this place, on this side and on that.This verse uses “hence”.henceμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notποιεῖτεpoieiteto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἶκονoikonhouseοἶκος (oikos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “house”, the object formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.houseτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρόςpatrosfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).οἶκονoikonan houseοἶκος (oikos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “an house”, the object formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.an houseἐμπορίουemporiouof merchandiseἐμπόριον (emporion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of merchandise”, the of-formG1712a place of traffic, mart, market, market-house.of merchandise

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and to those selling the doves he said, 'Take these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and to them that sold the doves he said, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise.

Young’s Literal Translation

and to those selling the doves he said, 'Take these things hence; make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise.'

World English Bible

To those who sold the doves, he said, “ Take these things out of here ! Don’ t make my Father ’s house a marketplace!”

Darby Translation

and said to the sellers of doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.

Douay-Rheims

And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic.

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