King James Version

Matthew 17:11

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Jesus” (Ἰησοῦς) before answering here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to them” (αὐτοῖς·) before Elijah here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “first” (πρῶτον) before and here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, 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”.Andἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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).and saidἨλίαςēliasEliasἨλίαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Elias”, the subject formG2243Elijah, the prophet.Eliasμὲνmentrulyμένconjunction — “truly”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.This verse uses “truly”.trulyἔρχεταιerchetaicomeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.comeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀποκαταστήσειapokatastēseirestoreἀποκαθίστημι (apokathistēmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “restore”, an action still aheadG600I set up again, restore to its original position or condition; hence: I restore, give back.This verse uses “restore”.restoreπάνταpantaall thingsπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all things”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all things

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ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.αὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.πρῶτονprōtonshall firstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “shall first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Elijah doth indeed come first, and shall restore all things,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things:

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus answering said to them, 'Elijah doth indeed come first, and shall restore all things,

World English Bible

Jesus answered them, “ Elijah indeed comes first , and will restore all things ;

Darby Translation

And he answering said to them, Elias indeed comes first and will restore all things.

Douay-Rheims

But he answering, said to them: Elias indeed shall come, and restore all things.

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