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Luke 2:46

And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐγένετοegenetoit came to passγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it came to pass”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.it came to passμετὰmetathat afterμετάpreposition — “that after”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “after”.that afterἡμέραςhēmerasdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “days”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysτρεῖςtreisthreeτρεῖςadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “three”, the object formG5140three.εὗρονheuronthey foundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they found”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.they foundαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (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, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἱερῷhierōsacredἱερός (hierós)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “sacred”, the to- or for-formG2413sacred, holy, set apart.This verse uses “sacred”.Strong’s files this form under G2411 (ἱερόν).the templeκαθεζόμενονkathezomenonsittingκαθέζομαι (kathezomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “sitting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2516I am sitting, sit down, am seated.sittingἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inμέσῳmesōmidstμέσος (mesos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “midst”, the to- or for-formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.the midstτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διδασκάλωνdidaskalōnof the doctorsδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the doctors”, the of-formG1320a teacher, master.of the doctorsκαὶkaibothκαίconjunction — “both”G2532and, even, also, namely.bothἀκούονταakouontahearingἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “hearing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.hearingαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπερωτῶνταeperōtōntaaskingἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “asking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.askingαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.them

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions:

Young’s Literal Translation

And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,

World English Bible

After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers and hearing them and asking them questions.

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions.

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