King James Version

Matthew 23:2

Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:

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λέγωνlegōnSayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, 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.SayingἘπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.inτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΜωϋσέωςmōuseōsMoses'Μωϋσῆς (mōusēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Moses'”, the of-formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.Moses'καθέδραςkathedrasseatκαθέδρα (kathedra)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “seat”, the of-formG2515a seat, chair.seatἐκάθισανekathisanto seatκαθίζω (kathizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to seat”, a single actionG2523(a) trans: I make to sit; I set, appoint, (b) intrans: I sit down, am seated, stay.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribeγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “scribe”, the subject formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΦαρισαῖοιpharisaioiPhariseeΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Pharisee”, the subject formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

saying, 'On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;

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American Standard Version (1901)

saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat:

Young’s Literal Translation

saying, 'On the seat of Moses sat down the scribes and the Pharisees;

World English Bible

saying, “ The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses ’ seat .

Darby Translation

saying, The scribes and the Pharisees have set themselves down in Moses' seat:

Douay-Rheims

Saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair of Moses.

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