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Luke 9:46

Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest.

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Εἰσῆλθενeisēlthenthere aroseεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “there arose”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.there aroseδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.διαλογισμὸςdialogismosa reasoningδιαλογισμόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a reasoning”, the subject formG1261a calculation, reasoning, thought, movement of thought, deliberation, plotting.This verse uses “reasoning”.a reasoningἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τίςtiswhichτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.whichἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.εἴηeiēshould beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active optative, 3rd person singular — “should be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.should beμείζωνmeizōngreatμέγας (megas)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was the greatest.

Young’s Literal Translation

And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?

World English Bible

An argument arose among them about which of them was the greatest.

Darby Translation

And a reasoning came in amongst them, who should be [the] greatest of them.

Douay-Rheims

And there entered a thought into them, which of them should be greater.

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