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Matthew 15:23

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

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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”.Butοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἀπεκρίθηapekrithēto answerἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to answer”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.This verse uses “answer”.αὐτῇautēhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “his”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisλόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.προσελθόντεςproselthontescameπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “came”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).cameοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταὶmathētaidiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἠρώτουνērōtounto askἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to ask”, an ongoing action in the pastG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.This verse uses “ask”.αὐτὸνautonherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “her”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herλέγοντεςlegontesto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, 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”.Ἀπόλυσονapolusonawayἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “away”, a single actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.awayαὐτήνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forκράζειkrazeishe criethκράζω (krazō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “she crieth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2896I cry aloud, shriek.she criethὄπισθενopisthenafterὄπισθενpreposition — “after”G3693from behind, after.This verse uses “after”.afterἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).us

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying — 'Let her away, because she crieth after us;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he did not answer her a word; and his disciples having come to him, were asking him, saying — 'Let her away, because she crieth after us;'

World English Bible

But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”

Darby Translation

But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came to [him] and asked him, saying, Dismiss her, for she cries after us.

Douay-Rheims

Who answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: Send her away, for she crieth after us:

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