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Luke 20:17

And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andἐμβλέψαςemblepsashe beheldἐμβλέπω (emblepō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he beheld”, a single actionG1689I look into (upon); met: I consider; I see clearly.he beheldαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themεἶπενeipento 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).and saidΤίtiWhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “What”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatοὖνounthenοὖνconjunction — “then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.thenἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γεγραμμένονgegrammenonthat is writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “that is written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).that is writtenτοῦτοtoutosameοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “same”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.the sameΛίθονlithonstoneλίθος (lithos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “stone”, the object formG3037a stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building.ὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanto rejectἀποδοκιμάζω (apodokimazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to reject”, a single actionG593I reject after testing (examination), disqualify.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκοδομοῦντεςoikodomountesto buildοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to build”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.This verse uses “build”.οὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐγενήθηegenēthēis becomeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is become”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.is becomeεἰςeisofεἰςpreposition — “of”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ofκεφαλὴνkephalēnheadκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “head”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.γωνίαςgōniascornerγωνία (gōnia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “corner”, the of-formG1137a corner; met: a secret place.the corner

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he, having looked upon them, said, 'What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected — this became head of a corner?

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?

Young’s Literal Translation

and he, having looked upon them, said, 'What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected — this became head of a corner?

World English Bible

But he looked at them and said, “ Then what is this that is written , ‘ The stone which the builders rejected was made the chief cornerstone ’?

Darby Translation

But he looking at them said, What then is this that is written, The stone which they that builded rejected, this has become the corner-stone?

Douay-Rheims

But he looking on them, said: What is this then that is written, The stone, which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

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Psalms 118:22 Psalms 118:22 · King James VersionThe stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.Psalms 118:22 · King James VersionOpen the Source
that is written
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.