And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “may do” (ποιήσωμεν) before also here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to them” (αὐτοῖς·) before No one here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to them” (πρὸς αὐτούς) before No one here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ἐπηρώτωνepērōtōndemandedἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “demanded”, an ongoing action in the pastG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.demandedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτὸνautonof himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “of him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of himκαὶkaiAndκαίadverb — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andστρατευόμενοιstrateuomenoito battleστρατεύομαι (strateuomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to battle”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4754I wage war, fight, serve as a soldier; fig: of the warring lusts against the soul.λέγοντεςlegontesto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to speak”, 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.This verse uses “speak”.Τίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatποιήσωμενpoiēsōmendoποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.doκαὶkai? Andκαίadverb — “? And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.? AndἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento 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).αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Μηδέναmēdenanothingμηδείς (mēdeis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “nothing”, the object formG3367no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “nothing”.διασείσητεdiaseisēteto extortδιασείω (diaseiō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to extort”, a single actionG1286I blackmail, extort from, intimidate.μηδὲmēdenorμηδέconjunction — “nor”G3366and not, not even, neither...nor.συκοφαντήσητεsukophantēsēteto extortσυκοφαντέω (sukophanteō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to extort”, a single actionG4811I accuse falsely, defraud.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀρκεῖσθεarkeisthebe contentἀρκέω (arkeō)verb, present passive imperative, 2nd person plural — “be content”, an ongoing or repeated actionG714I keep off, assist; I suffice; pass: I am satisfied.be contentτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀψωνίοιςopsōnioiswagesὀψώνιον (opsōnion)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “wages”, the to- or for-formG3800pay, wages, salary, reward.This verse uses “wages”.wagesὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.
And questioning him also were those warring, saying, 'And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, 'Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages.
Young’s Literal Translation
And questioning him also were those warring, saying, 'And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, 'Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'
World English Bible
Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”
Darby Translation
And persons engaged in military service also asked him saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Oppress no one, nor accuse falsely, and be satisfied with your pay.
Douay-Rheims
And the soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Do violence to no man; neither calumniate any man; and be content with your pay.
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