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Mark 12:16

And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.

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οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andἤνεγκανēnenkanthey broughtφέρω (pherō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they brought”, a single actionG5342I carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known.they broughtκαὶkaiit. Andκαίconjunction — “it. And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.it. Andλέγειlegeihe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, 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 saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΤίνοςtinosWhoseτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Whose”, the of-formG5101who, which, what, why.Whoseἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εἰκὼνeikōnimageεἰκώνnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “image”, the subject formG1504an image, likeness, bust.imageαὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπιγραφήepigraphēsuperscriptionἐπιγραφήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “superscription”, the subject formG1923an inscription, title, label.superscriptionοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲde? Andδέconjunction — “? And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.? Andεἶπανeipanto 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).they saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΚαίσαροςkaisarosCaesar'sΚαῖσαρ (kaisar)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Caesar's”, the of-formG2541Caesar, a surname of the gens Iulia, which became practically synonymous with the Emperor for the time being; in the Gospels it always refers to Tiberias.Caesar's

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they brought, and he saith to them, 'Whose [is] this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, 'Caesar's;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they brought, and he saith to them, 'Whose [is] this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, 'Caesar's;'

World English Bible

They brought it. He said to them, “ Whose is this image and inscription ?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”

Darby Translation

And they brought [it]. And he says to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.

Douay-Rheims

And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar’s.

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