King James Version

Matthew 17:10

And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of him” (αὐτοῦ) before saying here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanaskedἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “asked”, a single actionG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.askedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταὶmathētaidiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.λέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (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.sayingΤίtiWhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.Whyοὖνounthenοὖνconjunction — “then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.thenοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribesγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “scribes”, the subject formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.the scribesλέγουσινlegousinto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd 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”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἨλίανēlianEliasἨλίας (ēlias)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Elias”, the object formG2243Elijah, the prophet.Eliasδεῖdeibindδέω (déō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).mustἐλθεῖνeltheinto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.comeπρῶτονprōtonfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “first”, the object formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.

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αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And his disciples questioned him, saying, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?

Young’s Literal Translation

And his disciples questioned him, saying, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first?'

World English Bible

His disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Darby Translation

And [his] disciples demanded of him saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first have come?

Douay-Rheims

And his disciples asked him, saying: Why then do the scribes say that Elias must come first?

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