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Matthew 18:21

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

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ΤότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.Thenπροσελθὼνproselthōncameπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “came”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).cameαὐτῷautōto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.to himὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".εἶπενeipento 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 saidΚύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordποσάκιςposakishow oftποσάκιςadverb — “how oft”G4212how often, how many times.how oftἁμαρτήσειhamartēseisinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “sin”, an action still aheadG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.sinεἰςeisagainstεἰςpreposition — “against”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.againstἐμὲememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφόςadelphosbrotherἀδελφόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀφήσωaphēsōI forgiveἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I forgive”, an action still aheadG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.This verse uses “forgive”.I forgiveαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἕωςheōs? tillἕωςpreposition — “? till”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.? tillἑπτάκιςheptakisseven timesἑπτάκιςadverb — “seven times”G2034seven times.seven times

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Then Peter having come near to him, said, 'Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him — till seven times?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?

Young’s Literal Translation

Then Peter having come near to him, said, 'Sir, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him — till seven times?'

World English Bible

Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?”

Darby Translation

Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?

Douay-Rheims

Then came Peter unto him and said: Lord, how often shall my brother offend against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

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