King James Version

Mark 2:19

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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).saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Μὴmēnotμήparticle — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.δύνανταιdunantaiCanδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “Can”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.Canοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱοὶhuioichildrenυἱός (huios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “children”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the childrenτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νυμφῶνοςnumphōnosof the bridechamberνυμφών (numphōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the bridechamber”, the of-formG3567a bridal chamber.of the bridechamberἐνenwhileἐνpreposition — “while”G1722in, on, among.whileᾧhōwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νυμφίοςnumphiosbridegroomνυμφίοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “bridegroom”, the subject formG3566a bridegroom.the bridegroomμετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.νηστεύεινnēsteueinto fastνηστεύω (nēsteuō)verb, present active infinitive — “to fast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3522I fast, abstain from food.fastὅσονhosonjust asὅσος (hosos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “just as”, the object formG3745how much, how great, how many, as great as, as much.χρόνονchronontimeχρόνος (chronos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “time”, the object formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.μετ᾽metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.ἔχουσινechousinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.νυμφίονnumphionbridegroomνυμφίος (numphios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “bridegroom”, the object formG3566a bridegroom.μετ’metμετά (metá)prepositionG3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.δύνανταιdunantaibe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “be able”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.νηστεύεινnēsteueinto fastνηστεύω (nēsteuō)verb, present active infinitive — “to fast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3522I fast, abstain from food.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus said to them, 'Are the sons of the bride-chamber able, while the bridegroom is with them, to fast? so long time as they have the bridegroom with them they are not able to fast;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus said to them, 'Are the sons of the bride-chamber able, while the bridegroom is with them, to fast? so long time as they have the bridegroom with them they are not able to fast;

World English Bible

Jesus said to them, “ Can the groomsmen fast while the bridegroom is with them ? As long as they have the bridegroom with them , they can ’ t fast .

Darby Translation

And Jesus said to them, Can the sons of the bride-chamber fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus saith to them: Can the children of the marriage fast, as long as the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

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