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Mark 15:29

And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παραπορευόμενοιparaporeuomenoithey that passed byπαραπορεύομαι (paraporeuomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they that passed by”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3899I go past, pass by, pass along by.they that passed byἐβλασφήμουνeblasphēmounrailedβλασφημέω (blasphēmeō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “railed”, an ongoing action in the pastG987I speak evil against, blaspheme, use abusive or scurrilous language about (God or men).railedαὐτὸνautonon himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “on him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.on himκινοῦντεςkinounteswaggingκινέω (kineō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “wagging”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2795I set in motion, move, remove, excite, stir up.waggingτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλὰςkephalasheadsκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “heads”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.headsαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingΟὐὰouaAhοὐάparticle — “Ah”G3758ah!, aha!, derisive.Ahὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καταλύωνkataluōnthou that destroyestκαταλύω (kataluō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “thou that destroyest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2647(lit: I loosen thoroughly), (a) trans: I break up, overthrow, destroy, both lit. and met., (b) I unyoke, unharness a carriage horse or pack animal; hence: I put up, lodge, find a lodging.thou that destroyestτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ναὸνnaontempleναός (naos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “temple”, the object formG3485a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.the templeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἰκοδομῶνoikodomōnbuildestοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “buildest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.buildestἐνenit inἐνpreposition — “it in”G1722in, on, among.it inτρισὶνtrisinthreeτρεῖς (treis)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “three”, the to- or for-formG5140three.threeἡμέραιςhēmeraisdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “days”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.days

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And those passing by were speaking evil of him, shaking their heads, and saying, 'Ah, the thrower down of the sanctuary, and in three days the builder!

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

Young’s Literal Translation

And those passing by were speaking evil of him, shaking their heads, and saying, 'Ah, the thrower down of the sanctuary, and in three days the builder!

World English Bible

Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads and saying, “Ha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,

Darby Translation

And they that passed by reviled him, shaking their heads, and saying, Aha, thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days,

Douay-Rheims

And they that passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God, and in three days buildest it up again;

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