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Luke 9:19

They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

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οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeTheyδέconjunction — “They”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.Theyἀποκριθέντεςapokrithentesansweringἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “answering”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeringεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).saidἸωάννηνiōannēnJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “John”, the object formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βαπτιστήνbaptistēnBaptistβαπτιστής (baptistēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Baptist”, the object formG910the baptizer, the Baptist, epithet used only of John, the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, forerunner of Jesus.the Baptistἄλλοιalloisomeἄλλος (allos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “some”, the subject formG243other, another (of more than two), different.someδὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andἨλίανēlianElijahἨλίας (ēlias)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Elijah”, the object formG2243Elijah, the prophet.ἄλλοιalloiothersἄλλος (allos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “others”, the subject formG243other, another (of more than two), different.othersδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὅτιhotisay, thatὅτιconjunction — “say, that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.say, thatπροφήτηςprophētēsprophetsπροφήτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “prophets”, the subject formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.prophetsτιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχαίωνarchaiōnancientἀρχαῖος (archaios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “ancient”, the of-formG744original, primitive, ancient.This verse uses “ancient”.ἀνέστηanestēis risen againἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is risen again”, a single actionG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.is risen again

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And they answering said, 'John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say , Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they answering said, 'John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;'

World English Bible

They answered, “‘John the Baptizer,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.”

Darby Translation

But they answering said, John the baptist; but others, Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.

Douay-Rheims

But they answered, and said: John the Baptist; but some say Elias; and others say that one of the former prophets is risen again.

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