King James Version

Matthew 11:3

And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?

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εἶπενeipento 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).And saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΣὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρχόμενοςerchomenoshe that should comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that should come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.he that should comeἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orἕτερονheteronfor anotherἕτερος (heteros)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “for another”, the object formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.This verse uses “another”.for anotherπροσδοκῶμενprosdokōmento look forπροσδοκάω (prosdokaō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to look for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4328I expect, wait for, await, think, anticipate.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

said to him, 'Art thou He who is coming, or for another do we look?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

Young’s Literal Translation

said to him, 'Art thou He who is coming, or for another do we look?'

World English Bible

and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”

Darby Translation

and said to him, Art thou the coming [one]? or are we to wait for another?

Douay-Rheims

Art thou he that art to come, or look we for another?

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