King James Version

Luke 9:33

And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

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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.διαχωρίζεσθαιdiachōrizesthaito departedδιαχωρίζομαι (diachōrizomai)verb, present passive infinitive — “to departed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1316I separate myself from, part from, go away.departedαὐτοὺςautoushimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἀπ’apaway fromἀπό (apo)preposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.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).saidὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.JesusἘπιστάταepistataMasterἐπιστάτης (epistatēs)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Master”, the calling formG1988master, teacher, chief, commander.This verse uses “master”.Masterκαλόνkalongoodκαλός (kalos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “good”, the subject 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”.goodἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).for usὧδεhōdehereὧδεadverb — “here”G5602here, the things here, what is here, what is going on here, the state of affairs here.hereεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenlet us makeποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “let us make”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.let us makeσκηνὰςskēnastabernaclesσκηνή (skēnē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “tabernacles”, the object formG4633a tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation.tabernaclesτρεῖςtreisthreeτρεῖςadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “three”, the object formG5140three.μίανmianone forεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “one for”, the object formG1520one.one forσοὶsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμίανmianone forεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “one for”, the object formG1520one.one forΜωϋσεῖmōuseiMosesΜωϋσῆς (mōusēs)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the to- or for-formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.Mosesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμίανmianone forεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “one for”, the object formG1520one.one forἨλίᾳēliaEliasἨλίας (ēlias)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Elias”, the to- or for-formG2243Elijah, the prophet.Eliasμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notεἰδὼςeidōsto perceiveὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.ὃhowhatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “what”.whatλέγειlegeihe saidλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he said”, 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.he said

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And it came to pass, in their parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, 'Master, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,' not knowing what he saith:

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, as they were parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he said.

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World English Bible

As they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah,” not knowing what he said.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass, that as they were departing from him, Peter saith to Jesus: Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias; not knowing what he said.

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