King James Version

John 20:22

And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisεἰπὼνeipōnto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “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).ἐνεφύσησενenephusēsenhe breathed onἐμφυσάω (emphusaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he breathed on”, a single actionG1720I breathe into, breathe upon.he breathed onκαὶkaithem, andκαίconjunction — “them, and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.them, andλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (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.saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΛάβετεlabeteReceive yeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Receive ye”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “receive”.Receive yeπνεῦμαpneumaGhostπνεῦμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the object formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἅγιονhagionholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the object formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and this having said, he breathed on [them], and saith to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Spirit:

Young’s Literal Translation

and this having said, he breathed on [them], and saith to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit;

World English Bible

When he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “ Receive the Holy Spirit !

Darby Translation

And having said this, he breathed into [them], and says to them, Receive [the] Holy Spirit:

Douay-Rheims

When he had said this, he breathed on them; and he said to them: Receive ye the Holy Ghost.

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