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Jude 1:9

Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeYetδέconjunction — “Yet”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.YetΜιχαὴλmichaēlMichaelΜιχαήλnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Michael”, the subject formG3413Michael, an archangel.Michaelὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχάγγελοςarchangelosarchangelἀρχάγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “archangel”, the subject formG743a ruler of angels, a superior angel, an archangel.the archangelὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.διαβόλῳdiabolōwith the devilδιάβολος (diabolos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “with the devil”, the to- or for-formG1228(adj. used often as a noun), slanderous; with the article: the Slanderer (par excellence), the Devil.This verse uses “the Devil”.with the devilδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosto judgeδιακρίνω (diakrinō)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to judge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1252I separate, distinguish, discern one thing from another; I doubt, hesitate, waver.διελέγετοdielegetohe disputedδιαλέγομαι (dialegomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he disputed”, an ongoing action in the pastG1256I converse, address, preach, lecture; I argue, reason.he disputedπερὶperiaboutπερίpreposition — “about”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “about”.aboutτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Μωϋσέωςmōuseōsof MosesΜωϋσῆς (mōusēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Moses”, the of-formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.of Mosesσώματοςsōmatosbodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “body”, the of-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐτόλμησενetolmēsenbe boldτολμάω (tolmaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “be bold”, a single actionG5111I dare, endure, am bold, have courage, make up the mind.κρίσινkrisinaccusationκρίσις (krisis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “accusation”, the object formG2920judging, judgment, decision, sentence; generally: divine judgment; accusation.accusationἐπενεγκεῖνepenenkeinto inflictἐπιφέρω (epipherō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to inflict”, a single actionG2018I bring forward (against), impose, inflict.βλασφημίαςblasphēmiasblasphemyβλασφημία (blasphēmia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “blasphemy”, the of-formG988abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy.This verse uses “blasphemy”.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butεἶπενeipento 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).saidἘπιτιμήσαιepitimēsairebukeἐπιτιμάω (epitimaō)verb, aorist active optative, 3rd person singular — “rebuke”, a single actionG2008(a) I rebuke, chide, admonish, (b) I warn.This verse uses “rebuke”.rebukeσοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeκύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

yet Michael, the chief messenger, when, with the devil contending, he was disputing about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring up an evil-speaking judgment, but said, 'The Lord rebuke thee!'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing judgment, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

yet Michael, the chief messenger, when, with the devil contending, he was disputing about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring up an evil-speaking judgment, but said, 'The Lord rebuke thee!'

World English Bible

But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”

Darby Translation

But Michael the archangel, when disputing with the devil he reasoned about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a railing judgment against [him], but said, [The] Lord rebuke thee.

Douay-Rheims

When Michael the archangel, disputing with the devil, contended about the body of Moses, he durst not bring against him the judgment of railing speech, but said: The Lord command thee.

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