King James Version
Luke 15:11
And he said, A certain man had two sons:
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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 saidδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Ἄνθρωπόςanthrōposmanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.manτιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.εἶχενeichenhadἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “had”, an ongoing action in the pastG2192I have, hold, possess.hadδύοduotwoδύοadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “two”, the object formG1417two.twoυἱούςhuioussonsυἱός (huios)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “sons”, the object formG5207a son, descendent.sons
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And he said, 'A certain man had two sons,
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American Standard Version (1901)
And he said, A certain man had two sons:
Young’s Literal Translation
And he said, 'A certain man had two sons,
World English Bible
He said, “ A certain man had two sons .
Darby Translation
And he said, A certain man had two sons;
Douay-Rheims
And he said: A certain man had two sons:
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