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Matthew 16:1

The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

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Καὶkaialsoκαίconjunction — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoπροσελθόντεςproselthontescameπροσέρχομαι (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.ΦαρισαῖοιpharisaioiPhariseeΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Pharisee”, the subject formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΣαδδουκαῖοιsaddoukaioiSadduceeΣαδδουκαῖος (saddoukaios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Sadducee”, the subject formG4523a Sadducee, a member of the aristocratic party among the Jews, from whom the high-priests were almost invariably chosen.πειράζοντεςpeirazontestemptingπειράζω (peirazō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “tempting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3985I try, tempt, test.temptingἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsandesiredἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “desired”, a single actionG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.desiredαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himσημεῖονsēmeiona signσημεῖονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a sign”, the object formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.This verse uses “a sign”.a signἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenἐπιδεῖξαιepideixaito showἐπιδείκνυμι (epideiknumi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to show”, a single actionG1925I show, display, point out, indicate; I prove, demonstrate.This verse uses “show”.αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the Pharisees and Sadducees having come, tempting, did question him, to shew to them a sign from the heaven,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the Pharisees and Sadducees having come, tempting, did question him, to shew to them a sign from the heaven,

World English Bible

The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Darby Translation

And the Pharisees and Sadducees, coming to [him], asked him, tempting [him], to shew them a sign out of heaven.

Douay-Rheims

And there came to him the Pharisees and Sadduccees tempting: and they asked him to shew them a sign from heaven.

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