King James Version

Matthew 21:16

And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἈκούειςakoueisHearest thouἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “Hearest thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.Hearest thouτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “what”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatοὗτοιhoutoitheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “these”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.theseλέγουσινlegousinsayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “say”, 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 “say”.sayὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲde? Andδέconjunction — “? And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.? AndἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, 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.saithαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΝαίnaiYeaναίparticle — “Yea”G3483yes, certainly, even so.Yeaοὐδέποτεoudepotehave ye neverοὐδέποτεadverb — “have ye never”G3763never.have ye neverἀνέγνωτεanegnōtereadἀναγινώσκω (anaginōskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “read”, a single actionG314I read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern.readὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἘκekOut ofἐκpreposition — “Out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.Out ofστόματοςstomatosmouthστόμα (stoma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “mouth”, the of-formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.the mouthνηπίωνnēpiōnof babesνήπιος (nēpios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of babes”, the of-formG3516unlearned, unenlightened; noun: an infant, child.of babesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andθηλαζόντωνthēlazontōnsucklingsθηλάζω (thēlazō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “sucklings”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2337(a) I give suck, (b) I suck.sucklingsκατηρτίσωkatērtisōthou hast perfectedκαταρτίζω (katartizō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou hast perfected”, a single actionG2675(a) I fit (join) together; met: I compact together, (b) act. and mid: I prepare, perfect, for his (its) full destination or use, bring into its proper condition (whether for the first time, or after a lapse).thou hast perfectedαἶνονainonpraiseαἶνος (ainos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “praise”, the object formG136praise.praise

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they said to him, 'Hearest thou what these say?' And Jesus saith to them, 'Yes, did ye never read, that, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst prepare praise?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and said unto him, Hearest thou what these are saying? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: did ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Young’s Literal Translation

and they said to him, 'Hearest thou what these say?' And Jesus saith to them, 'Yes, did ye never read, that, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou didst prepare praise?'

World English Bible

and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” Jesus said to them, “ Yes . Did you never read, ‘ Out of the mouth of children and nursing babies , you have perfected praise’?”

Darby Translation

and said to him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus says to them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Douay-Rheims

And said to him: Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus said to them: Yea, have you never read: Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Quotes

Psalms 8:2 Psalms 8:2 · King James VersionOut of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.Psalms 8:2 · King James VersionOpen the Source
have ye never read
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

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