King James Version

Mark 3:17

And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.AndἸάκωβονiakōbonJamesἸάκωβος (iakōbos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “James”, the object 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.Jamesτὸνtonthe sonὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the son”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.the sonτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ζεβεδαίουzebedaiouof ZebedeeΖεβεδαῖος (zebedaios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Zebedee”, the of-formG2199Zebedee, father of the apostles James and John.of Zebedeeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἸωάννηνiōannēnJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “John”, the object formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.the brotherτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰακώβουiakōbouof JamesἸάκωβος (iakōbos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of 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.of James(καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπέθηκενepethēkenhe surnamedἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he surnamed”, a single actionG2007I put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition.he surnamedαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themὀνόματαonomatanameὄνομα (onoma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.ΒοανηργέςboanērgesBoanergesΒοανηργέςnoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “Boanerges”, the object formG993Boanerges, "sons of thunder".Boanergesὅhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐστινestinwhich isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “which is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.which isΥἱοὶhuioisonsυἱός (huios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “sons”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.The sonsΒροντῆς)brontēsof thunderβροντή (brontē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of thunder”, the of-formG1027thunder.of thunder

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he put on them names — Boanerges, that is, 'Sons of thunder;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:

Young’s Literal Translation

and James of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he put on them names — Boanerges, that is, 'Sons of thunder;'

World English Bible

James the son of Zebedee; and John, the brother of James, (whom he called Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder);

Darby Translation

and James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he gave them the surname of Boanerges, that is, Sons of thunder;

Douay-Rheims

And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

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