The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “as this the man” (ὡς οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος.) after man here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπηρέταιhupēretaiservantὑπηρέτης (hupēretēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “servant”, the subject formG5257a servant, an attendant, (a) an officer, lictor, (b) an attendant in a synagogue, (c) a minister of the gospel.ΟὐδέποτεoudepoteNeverοὐδέποτεadverb — “Never”G3763never.Neverἐλάλησενelalēsento speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.οὕτωςhoutōsspakeοὕτω(ς)adverb — “spake”G3779thus, so, in this manner.spakeἄνθρωποςanthrōposmanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.man
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ὡςhōslikeὡςparticle — “like”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.οὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνθρωποςanthrōposmanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
The officers answered, 'Never so spake man — as this man.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
The officers answered, Never man so spake.
Young’s Literal Translation
The officers answered, 'Never so spake man — as this man.'
World English Bible
The officers answered, “No man ever spoke like this man!”
Darby Translation
The officers answered, Never man spoke thus, as this man [speaks].
Douay-Rheims
The ministers answered: Never did man speak like this man.
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