King James Version

Mark 2:6

But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

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ἦσανēsanthere wereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “there were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.there wereδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τινεςtinescertainτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “certain”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.certainτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματέωνgrammateōnof the scribesγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the scribes”, the of-formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.of the scribesἐκεῖekeithereἐκεῖadverb — “there”G1563(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there.This verse uses “there”.thereκαθήμενοιkathēmenoito sitκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to sit”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.This verse uses “sit”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδιαλογιζόμενοιdialogizomenoireasoningδιαλογίζομαι (dialogizomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “reasoning”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1260I reason (with), debate (with), consider.reasoningἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίαιςkardiaisheartsκαρδία (kardia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “hearts”, the to- or for-formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartsαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And there were certain of the scribes there sitting, and reasoning in their hearts,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

Young’s Literal Translation

And there were certain of the scribes there sitting, and reasoning in their hearts,

World English Bible

But there were some of the scribes sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

Darby Translation

But certain of the scribes were there sitting, and reasoning in their hearts,

Douay-Rheims

And there were some of the scribes sitting there, and thinking in their hearts:

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