King James Version

Mark 3:21

And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀκούσαντεςakousantesheardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.heardοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παρ’parfrom withπαρά (para)preposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.αὐτοῦautouon himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “on him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.on himἐξῆλθονexēlthonto go outἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to go out”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.This verse uses “go out”.κρατῆσαιkratēsaito graspκρατέω (krateō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to grasp”, a single actionG2902I am strong, mighty, hence: I rule, am master, prevail; I obtain, take hold of; I hold, hold fast.αὐτόνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἔλεγονelegonthey saidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.they saidγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἐξέστηexestēHe is beside himselfἐξίστημι (existēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “He is beside himself”, a single actionG1839(lit: I remove from a standing position), (a) in trans. tenses: I astonish, amaze, (b) in intrans. tenses: I am astonished, amazed; I am out of my mind, am mad.He is beside himself

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

Young’s Literal Translation

and his friends having heard, went forth to lay hold on him, for they said that he was beside himself,

World English Bible

When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him; for they said, “He is insane.”

Darby Translation

And his relatives having heard [of it] went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind.

Douay-Rheims

And when his friends had heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him. For they said: He is become mad.

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