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Matthew 23:39

For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

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λέγωlegōI sayλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I 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”.I sayγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μήmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἴδητεidēteseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).ἀπ’aphenceforthἀπό (apo)preposition — “henceforth”G575from, away from.henceforthἄρτιartinowἄρτιadverb — “now”G737now, just now, at this moment.This verse uses “now”.ἕωςheōstillἕωςconjunction — “till”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.tillἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.εἴπητεeipēteye shall sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye shall 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).ye shall sayΕὐλογημένοςeulogēmenosBlessedεὐλογέω (eulogeō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Blessed”, a completed action with a present resultG2127(lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed.Blessedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρχόμενοςerchomenosis he that comethἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “is he that cometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.is he that comethἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὀνόματιonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.the nameκυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lord

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for I say to you, ye may not see me henceforth, till ye may say, Blessed [is] he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Young’s Literal Translation

for I say to you, ye may not see me henceforth, till ye may say, Blessed [is] he who is coming in the name of the Lord.'

World English Bible

For I tell you , you will not see me from now on , until you say , ‘ Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord !’”

Darby Translation

for I say unto you, Ye shall in no wise see me henceforth until ye say, Blessed [be] he that comes in the name of [the] Lord.

Douay-Rheims

For I say to you, you shall not see me henceforth till you say: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

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