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Mark 15:38

And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καταπέτασμαkatapetasmaveilκαταπέτασμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “veil”, the subject formG2665(lit: that which is spread out downwards, that which hangs down), a curtain, veil, of that which separated the Holy of Holies from the outer parts of the temple at Jerusalem, also of an outer curtain at the entrance to the Holy Place in the same temple.the veilτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ναοῦnaouof the templeναός (naos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the temple”, the of-formG3485a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.of the templeἐσχίσθηeschisthēwas rentσχίζω (schizō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was rent”, a single actionG4977I rend, divide asunder, cleave.was rentεἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inδύοduotwainδύοadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “twain”, the object formG1417two.twainἀπ’apfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἄνωθενanōthentopἄνωθενadverb — “top”G509(a) from above, from heaven, (b) from the beginning, from their origin (source), from of old, (c) again, anew.the topἕωςheōstoἕωςpreposition — “to”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.toκάτωkatōbottomκάτωadverb — “bottom”G2736(a) down, below, also: downwards, (b) lower, under, less, of a length of time.the bottom

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the veil of the sanctuary was rent in two, from top to bottom,

World English Bible

The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.

Darby Translation

And the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom.

Douay-Rheims

And the veil of the temple was rent in two, from the top to the bottom.

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