King James Version
Matthew 16:15
In Matthew 16 of Matthew.
He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
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λέγειlegeiHe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “He saith”, 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.He saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themὙμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (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”.τίναtinawhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).that Iλέγετεlegeteto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “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”.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).am
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
He saith to them, 'And ye — who do ye say me to be?'
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American Standard Version (1901)
He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am?
Young’s Literal Translation
He saith to them, 'And ye — who do ye say me to be?'
World English Bible
He said to them, “ But who do you say that I am ?”
Darby Translation
He says to them, But ye , who do ye say that I am?
Douay-Rheims
Jesus saith to them: But whom do you say that I am?
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