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Luke 21:5

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

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ΚαίkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτινωνtinōnas someτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “as some”, the of-formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.as someλεγόντωνlegontōnspakeλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “spake”, an ongoing or repeated 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.spakeπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἱεροῦhierousacredἱερός (hierós)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “sacred”, the of-formG2413sacred, holy, set apart.This verse uses “sacred”.Strong’s files this form under G2411 (ἱερόν).the templeὅτιhotihowὅτιconjunction — “how”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.howλίθοιςlithoisstonesλίθος (lithos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “stones”, the to- or for-formG3037a stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building.stonesκαλοῖςkaloisgoodκαλός (kalos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “good”, the to- or for-formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀναθήμασινanathēmasina curseἀνάθεμα (anáthema)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “a curse”, the to- or for-formG331a votive offering, a thing devoted to God; a curse, the thing cursed.This verse uses “a curse”.Strong’s files this form under G334 (ἀνάθημα).giftsκεκόσμηταιkekosmētaito arrangeκοσμέω (kosmeō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to arrange”, a completed action with a present resultG2885I put into order; I decorate, deck, adorn.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 said

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And certain saying about the temple, that with goodly stones and devoted things it hath been adorned, he said,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said,

Young’s Literal Translation

And certain saying about the temple, that with goodly stones and devoted things it hath been adorned, he said,

World English Bible

As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said,

Darby Translation

And as some spoke of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones and consecrated offerings, he said,

Douay-Rheims

And some saying of the temple, that it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said:

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