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Luke 9:18

And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?

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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 passἐνenasἐνpreposition — “as”G1722in, on, among.asτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).he wasαὐτὸνautonhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “his”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonto prayπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to pray”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.This verse uses “pray”.κατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.μόναςmonasaloneμόνος (monos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “alone”, the object formG3441only, solitary, desolate.συνῆσανsunēsanwere withσύνειμι (suneimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “were with”, an ongoing action in the pastG4895I am with, come together with.were withαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταίmathētaidiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenhe askedἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he asked”, a single actionG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.he askedαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingΤίναtinaWhomτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Whom”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.WhomμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).that Iοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλοιochloicrowdὄχλος (ochlos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “crowd”, the subject formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.λέγουσινlegousinto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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”.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).am

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, 'Who do the multitudes say me to be?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, as he was praying apart, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

Young’s Literal Translation

And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, 'Who do the multitudes say me to be?'

World English Bible

As he was praying alone, the disciples were near him, and he asked them, “ Who do the multitudes say that I am ?”

Darby Translation

And it came to pass as he was praying alone, his disciples were with him, and he asked them saying, Who do the crowds say that I am?

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples also were with him: and he asked them, saying: Whom do the people say that I am?

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