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Luke 10:26

He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.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).He saidπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἘνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.νόμῳnomōlawνόμος (nomos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “law”, the to- or for-formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the lawτίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.γέγραπταιgegraptaito writeγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to write”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).πῶςpōs? howπῶςadverb — “? how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.? howἀναγινώσκειςanaginōskeisreadest thouἀναγινώσκω (anaginōskō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “readest thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG314I read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern.readest thou

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he said unto him, 'In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

Young’s Literal Translation

And he said unto him, 'In the law what hath been written? how dost thou read?'

World English Bible

He said to him, “ What is written in the law ? How do you read it ?”

Darby Translation

And he said to him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

Douay-Rheims

But he said to him: What is written in the law? how readest thou?

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