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Matthew 16:14

And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

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οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).they saidΟἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenSome say that thou artμένconjunction — “Some say that thou art”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.Some say that thou artἸωάννηνiōannēnJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “John”, the object formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.βαπτιστήνbaptistēnBaptistβαπτιστής (baptistēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Baptist”, the object formG910the baptizer, the Baptist, epithet used only of John, the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, forerunner of Jesus.the Baptistἄλλοιalloisomeἄλλος (allos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “some”, the subject formG243other, another (of more than two), different.someδὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andἨλίανēlianElijahἨλίας (ēlias)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Elijah”, the object formG2243Elijah, the prophet.ἕτεροιheteroiothersἕτερος (heteros)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “others”, the subject formG2087(a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor.othersδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἸερεμίανieremianJeremiasἸερεμίας (ieremias)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jeremias”, the object formG2408Jeremiah, Hebrew prophet.Jeremiasἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orἕναhenaoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “one”, the object formG1520one.oneτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφητῶνprophētōnof the prophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the prophets”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.of the prophets

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they said, 'Some, John the Baptist, and others, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they said, Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they said, 'Some, John the Baptist, and others, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.'

World English Bible

They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

Darby Translation

And they said, Some, John the baptist; and others, Elias; and others again, Jeremias or one of the prophets.

Douay-Rheims

But they said: Some John the Baptist, and other some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

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