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Matthew 15:5

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

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ὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.λέγετεlegetesayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “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”.sayὋςhosWhosoeverὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Whosoever”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.Whosoeverἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.εἴπῃeipēshall sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “shall 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).shall sayτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὶpatrito his fatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to his father”, the to- or for-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.to his fatherἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μητρίmētrihis motherμήτηρ (mētēr)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “his mother”, the to- or for-formG3384a mother.his motherΔῶρονdōronIt is a giftδῶρονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “It is a gift”, the subject formG1435a gift, present.This verse uses “a gift”.It is a giftὃhowhatsoeverὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “whatsoever”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whatsoeverἐὰνeanifἐάνparticle — “if”G1437if.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.ἐμοῦemouby meἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “by me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.by meὠφεληθῇςōphelēthēsto helpὠφελέω (ōpheleō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “to help”, a single actionG5623I help, benefit, do good, am useful (to), profit.This verse uses “help”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever thou mayest be profited by me; —

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American Standard Version (1901)

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given to God ;

Young’s Literal Translation

but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever thou mayest be profited by me; —

World English Bible

But you say , ‘ Whoever may tell his father or his mother , “ Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God ,”

Darby Translation

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever [it be] by which [received] from me thou wouldest be profited:

Douay-Rheims

But you say: Whosoever shall say to father or mother, The gift whatsoever proceedeth from me, shall profit thee.

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