King James Version

Matthew 11:17

And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to you and” (ὑμῖν καὶ) before not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

λέγουσινlegousinsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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.sayingΗὐλήσαμενēulēsamenWe have pipedαὐλέω (auleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “We have piped”, a single actionG832I play the flute, pipe.We have pipedὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notὠρχήσασθεōrchēsasthedancedὀρχέομαι (orcheomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “danced”, a single actionG3738I dance.dancedἐθρηνήσαμενethrēnēsamenwe have mournedθρηνέω (thrēneō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “we have mourned”, a single actionG2354intrans: I lament, wail; trans: I bewail.we have mournedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐκόψασθεekopsasthelamentedκόπτω (koptō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 2nd person plural — “lamented”, a single actionG2875(a) I cut, cut off, strike, smite, (b) mid: I beat my breast or head in lamentation, lament, mourn, sometimes with acc. of person whose loss is mourned.lamented

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.

Young’s Literal Translation

and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.

World English Bible

and say , ‘ We played the flute for you , and you didn’t dance . We mourned for you , and you didn’t lament .’

Darby Translation

say, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wailed.

Douay-Rheims

Who crying to their companions say: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have lamented, and you have not mourned.

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