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Luke 4:24

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

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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”.ἈμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνparticle — “Verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.VerilyλέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I say”, 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 “say”.I sayὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.οὐδεὶςoudeisNoοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “No”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.Noπροφήτηςprophētēsprophetπροφήτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “prophet”, the subject formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.prophetδεκτόςdektosacceptedδεκτόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “accepted”, the subject formG1184acceptable, accepted.This verse uses “accepted”.acceptedἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρίδιpatridicountryπατρίς (patris)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “country”, the to- or for-formG3968fatherland, one's native place.countryαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he said, 'Verily I say to you — No prophet is accepted in his own country;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he said, 'Verily I say to you — No prophet is accepted in his own country;

World English Bible

He said, “Most certainly I tell you , no prophet is acceptable in his hometown .

Darby Translation

And he said, Verily I say to you, that no prophet is acceptable in his [own] country.

Douay-Rheims

And he said: Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own country.

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