King James Version

Matthew 10:2

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

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τῶνtōnwhoὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “who”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.whoδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.δώδεκαdōdekatwelveδώδεκαadjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “twelve”, the of-formG1427twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to.ἀποστόλωνapostolōnapostleἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “apostle”, the of-formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.τὰtathe son ofὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the son of”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.the son ofὀνόματάonomatanameὄνομα (onoma)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ταῦταtautathisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.πρῶτοςprōtosfirstπρῶτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.ΣίμωνsimōnSimonΣίμωνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Simon”, the subject formG4613Simon.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λεγόμενοςlegomenosto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to speak”, 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 “speak”.ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἈνδρέαςandreasAndrewἈνδρέαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Andrew”, the subject formG406Andrew, brother of Simon Peter, and one of the apostles of Jesus, belonging to Bethsaida.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὸςadelphosbrotherἀδελφόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brotherαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἸάκωβοςiakōbosJamesἸάκωβοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “James”, the subject 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.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΖεβεδαίουzebedaiouZebedeeΖεβεδαῖος (zebedaios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Zebedee”, the of-formG2199Zebedee, father of the apostles James and John.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὸςadelphosbrotherἀδελφόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And of the twelve apostles the names are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James of Zebedee, and John his brother;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Young’s Literal Translation

And of the twelve apostles the names are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James of Zebedee, and John his brother;

World English Bible

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these. The first, Simon, who is called Peter; Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee; John, his brother;

Darby Translation

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Douay-Rheims

And the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother,

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