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Matthew 12:39

But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butἀποκριθεὶςapokritheishe answeredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.he answeredεἶπενeipento 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 saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΓενεὰgeneagenerationγενεάnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “generation”, the subject formG1074a generation; if repeated twice or with another time word, practically indicates infinity of time.generationπονηρὰponēraevilπονηρός (ponēros)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “evil”, the subject formG4190evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.This verse uses “evil”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμοιχαλὶςmoichalisadulterousμοιχαλίςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “adulterous”, the subject formG3428(a) an adulteress (that is, a married woman who commits adultery), (b) Hebraistically: extended to those who worship any other than the true God.σημεῖονsēmeionsignσημεῖονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “sign”, the object formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.signἐπιζητεῖepizēteito seek afterἐπιζητέω (epizēteō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to seek after”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1934I seek after, desire, search for, make inquiries about.This verse uses “seek after”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.σημεῖονsēmeionsignσημεῖονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “sign”, the subject formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.the signοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.δοθήσεταιdothēsetaito giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.αὐτῇautēheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σημεῖονsēmeionsignσημεῖονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “sign”, the subject formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.ἸωνᾶiōnaJonasἸωνᾶς (iōnas)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jonas”, the of-formG2495(Hebrew), Jonah, the Hebrew prophet.Jonasτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφήτουprophētouprophetπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “prophet”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he answering said to them, 'A generation, evil and adulterous, doth seek a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet:

Young’s Literal Translation

And he answering said to them, 'A generation, evil and adulterous, doth seek a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet;

World English Bible

But he answered them, “ An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign , but no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet .

Darby Translation

But he, answering, said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas the prophet.

Douay-Rheims

Who answering said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

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