King James Version

Matthew 17:13

Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

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τότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.Thenσυνῆκανsunēkanunderstoodσυνίημι (suniēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “understood”, a single actionG4920I consider, understand, perceive.understoodοἱhoitheὁ (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”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofἸωάννουiōannouJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βαπτιστοῦbaptistouBaptistβαπτιστής (baptistēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Baptist”, the of-formG910the baptizer, the Baptist, epithet used only of John, the son of Zechariah and Elizabeth, forerunner of Jesus.the Baptistεἶπενeipento 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).αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Then understood the disciples that concerning John the Baptist he spake to them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then understood the disciples that concerning John the Baptist he spake to them.

World English Bible

Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptizer.

Darby Translation

Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the baptist.

Douay-Rheims

Then the disciples understood, that he had spoken to them of John the Baptist.

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