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Matthew 11:18

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

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ἦλθενēlthencameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.cameγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.μήτεmēteneitherμήτεconjunction — “neither”G3383nor, neither, not even, neither...nor.This verse uses “neither”.neitherἐσθίωνesthiōneatingἐσθίω (esthiō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “eating”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).eatingμήτεmētenorμήτεconjunction — “nor”G3383nor, neither, not even, neither...nor.This verse uses “nor”.norπίνωνpinōndrinkingπίνω (pinō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “drinking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4095I drink, imbibe.drinkingκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλέγουσινlegousinthey sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they 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”.they sayΔαιμόνιονdaimoniona devilδαιμόνιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a devil”, the object formG1140an evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity.a devilἔχειecheito haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon.

Young’s Literal Translation

'For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon;

World English Bible

For John came neither eating nor drinking , and they say , ‘ He has a demon .’

Darby Translation

For John has come neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.

Douay-Rheims

For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say: He hath a devil.

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