King James Version

Matthew 20:31

And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they cried out” (ἔκραξαν) before saying here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they were crying out” (ἔκραζον) before saying here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs 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”.Andὄχλοςochlosmultitudeὄχλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “multitude”, the subject formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.the multitudeἐπετίμησενepetimēsenrebukedἐπιτιμάω (epitimaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “rebuked”, a single actionG2008(a) I rebuke, chide, admonish, (b) I warn.rebukedαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themἵναhinabecauseἵναconjunction — “because”G2443in order that, so that.becauseσιωπήσωσινsiōpēsōsinthey should hold their peaceσιωπάω (siōpaō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they should hold their peace”, a single actionG4623I keep silence, am silent, either voluntarily or involuntarily.they should hold their peaceοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butμεῖζονmeizonmoreμέγας (megas)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, neuter — “more”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.the moreἔκραξανekraxanto cryκράζω (krazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to cry”, a single actionG2896I cry aloud, shriek.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.sayingΚύριεkurieO Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “O Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.O Lordἐλέησονeleēsonto have mercyἐλεάω (eleaō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to have mercy”, a single actionG1653I pity, have mercy on.ἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).υἱὸςhuiosthou Sonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “thou Son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.thou SonΔαυίδdauidof DavidΔαυίδnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of David”, the of-formG1138David, King of Israel.of David

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἔκραζονekrazonthey criedκράζω (krazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they cried”, a single actionG2896I cry aloud, shriek.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the multitude charged them that they might be silent, and they cried out the more, saying, 'Deal kindly with us sir — Son of David.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Lord, have mercy on us, thou son of David.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the multitude charged them that they might be silent, and they cried out the more, saying, 'Deal kindly with us sir — Son of David.'

World English Bible

The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, “Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!”

Darby Translation

But the crowd rebuked them, that they might be silent. But they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David.

Douay-Rheims

And the multitude rebuked them that they should hold their peace. But they cried out the more, saying: O Lord, thou son of David, have mercy on us.

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