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Matthew 21:24

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

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ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.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 saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themἘρωτήσωerōtēsōwill askἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “will ask”, an action still aheadG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.This verse uses “ask”.will askὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youκἀγὼkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).I in like wiseλόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.ἕναhenaoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “one”, the object formG1520one.ὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.εἴπητέeipēteto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd 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).μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).κἀγὼkagōand Iκἀγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “and I”, the subject formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youἐρῶerōto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to say”, an action still aheadG3004(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 G4483 (ῥέω, utter).ἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byποίᾳpoiawhatποῖος (poios)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “what”, the to- or for-formG4169of what sort.whatἐξουσίᾳexousiaauthorityἐξουσίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the to- or for-formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.authorityταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsποιῶpoiōto doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Jesus answering said to them, 'I will ask you — I also — one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one question, which if ye tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jesus answering said to them, 'I will ask you — I also — one word, which if ye may tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;

World English Bible

Jesus answered them, “ I also will ask you one question , which if you tell me , I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these things .

Darby Translation

And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things:

Douay-Rheims

Jesus answering, said to them: I also will ask you one word, which if you shall tell me, I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.

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