King James Version

Mark 9:11

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnthey askedἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they asked”, an ongoing action in the pastG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.they askedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated 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.sayingὍτιhotiWhyὅτιadverb — “Why”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Whyλέγουσινlegousinsayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “say”, an ongoing or repeated 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”.sayοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribesγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “scribes”, the subject 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.the scribesὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἨλίανēlianEliasἨλίας (ēlias)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Elias”, the object formG2243Elijah, the prophet.Eliasδεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).mustἐλθεῖνeltheinto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.comeπρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?

Young’s Literal Translation

And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.

World English Bible

They asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Darby Translation

And they asked him saying, Why do the scribes say that Elias must first have come?

Douay-Rheims

Who answering, said to them: Elias, when he shall come first, shall restore all things; and as it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things and be despised.

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