King James Version

Mark 14:2

But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “for” (γάρ·) before Not [take here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δέ) before Not [take here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἔλεγονelegonthey saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.they saidγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ΜὴmēNotμήadverb — “Not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.Notἐνenonἐνpreposition — “on”G1722in, on, among.onτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἑορτῇheortēfeastἑορτήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “feast”, the to- or for-formG1859a festival, feast, periodically recurring.This verse uses “feast”.the feastμήποτεmēpotelest + πότε=whenμήποτεconjunction — “lest + πότε=when”G3379Strong’s files this form under G4218 (ποτέ).day, lestἔσταιestaithere beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “there be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.there beθόρυβοςthorubosan uproarθόρυβοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “an uproar”, the subject formG2351(a) din, hubbub, confused noise, outcry, (b) riot, disturbance.an uproarτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λαοῦlaouof the peopleλαός (laos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the people”, the of-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.of the people

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δέdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they said, 'Not in the feast, lest there shall be a tumult of the people.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

for they said, Not during the feast, lest haply there shall be a tumult of the people.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they said, 'Not in the feast, lest there shall be a tumult of the people.'

World English Bible

For they said, “Not during the feast, because there might be a riot among the people.”

Darby Translation

For they said, Not in the feast, lest perhaps there be a tumult of the people.

Douay-Rheims

But they said: Not on the festival day, lest there should be a tumult among the people.

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