King James Version

Mark 9:21

And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “From” (ἐκ) before childhood here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenhe askedἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he asked”, a single actionG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.he askedτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραpaterafatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.fatherαὐτοῦautouunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΠόσοςpososhow muchπόσοςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “how much”, the subject formG4214how much, how great, how many.This verse uses “how much”.χρόνοςchronostimeχρόνοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “time”, the subject formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.ἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὡςhōswhichὡςadverb — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.τοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.γέγονενgegonento beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲde? Andδέconjunction — “? And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.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).he saidἘκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.παιδιόθενpaidiothenOf a childπαιδιόθενadverb — “Of a child”G3812from childhood, from early boyhood.Of a child

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he questioned his father, 'How long time is it since this came to him?' and he said, 'From childhood,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he asked his father, How long time is it since this hath come unto him? And he said, From a child.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he questioned his father, 'How long time is it since this came to him?' and he said, 'From childhood,

World English Bible

He asked his father, “ How long has it been since this has been happening to him ?” He said, “From childhood.

Darby Translation

And he asked his father, How long a time is it that it has been like this with him? And he said, From childhood;

Douay-Rheims

And oftentimes hath he cast him into the fire and into waters to destroy him. But if thou canst do any thing, help us, having compassion on us.

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