King James Version

Matthew 16:7

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

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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”.Andδιελογίζοντοdielogizontothey reasonedδιαλογίζομαι (dialogizomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “they reasoned”, an ongoing action in the pastG1260I reason (with), debate (with), consider.they reasonedἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongἑαυτοῖςheautoisthemselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “themselves”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.themselvesλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingὅτιhotiIt is becauseὅτιconjunction — “It is because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.It is becauseἌρτουςartousbreadἄρτος (artos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “bread”, the object formG740bread, a loaf, food.This verse uses “bread”.breadοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἐλάβομενelabomento takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they were reasoning in themselves, saying, 'Because we took no loaves.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, We took no bread.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they were reasoning in themselves, saying, 'Because we took no loaves.'

World English Bible

They reasoned among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”

Darby Translation

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, Because we have taken no bread.

Douay-Rheims

But they thought within themselves, saying: Because we have taken no bread.

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