King James Version

Mark 15:40

There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “was” (ἦν) before also here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before least here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Ἦσανēsanwereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wereδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoγυναῖκεςgunaikeswomenγυνή (gunē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “women”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.womenἀπὸapooffἀπόpreposition — “off”G575from, away from.offμακρόθενmakrothenfrom afarμακρόθενadverb — “from afar”G3113from a (long) distance, afar.θεωροῦσαιtheōrousaito seeθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, feminine — “to see”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.αἷςhaiswhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, feminine — “whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.whomκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΜαρίαmariaMaryΜαρίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Mary”, the subject formG3137Mary, Miriam, (a) the mother of Jesus, (b) of Magdala, (c) sister of Martha and Lazarus, (d) wife of Cleopas, (e) mother of John Mark, (f) a Christian woman in Rome.This verse uses “Mary”.Maryἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΜαγδαληνὴmagdalēnēMagdaleneΜαγδαληνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Magdalene”, the subject formG3094Magdalene, a woman of Magdala.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΜαρίαmariaMaryΜαρίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Mary”, the subject formG3137Mary, Miriam, (a) the mother of Jesus, (b) of Magdala, (c) sister of Martha and Lazarus, (d) wife of Cleopas, (e) mother of John Mark, (f) a Christian woman in Rome.This verse uses “Mary”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸακώβουiakōbouJamesἸάκωβος (iakōbos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “James”, the of-formG2385James, (a) the Small, son of Alphaeus, and one of the Twelve, (b) half-brother of Jesus, (c) father (?) of Jude, (d) son of Zebedee, and brother of John, one of the Twelve, killed A.D. 44.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μικροῦmikrousmallμικρός (mikros)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “small”, the of-formG3398little, small.This verse uses “small”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἸωσῆτοςiōsētosJosesἸωσῆς (iōsēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Joses”, the of-formG2500(Hebrew), Joses (a) son of Eliezer, (b) son of Mary, half-brother of Jesus, (c) surnamed Barnabas (also called Joseph).μήτηρmētērmotherμήτηρnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “mother”, the subject formG3384a mother.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ΣαλώμηsalōmēSalomeΣαλώμηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Salome”, the subject formG4539Salome, wife of Zebedee and mother of James and John, the apostles.Salome

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἦνēnwereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there were also women afar off beholding, among whom was also Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of James the less, and of Joses, and Salome,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

Young’s Literal Translation

And there were also women afar off beholding, among whom was also Mary the Magdalene, and Mary of James the less, and of Joses, and Salome,

World English Bible

There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

Darby Translation

And there were women also looking on from afar off, among whom were both Mary of Magdala, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

Douay-Rheims

And there were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joseph, and Salome:

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