King James Version

Matthew 24:3

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the” (τῆς) before consummation here.

Καθημένουkathēmenousatκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “sat”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.satδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτοῦautouunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ὄρουςorousmountainὄρος (oros)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “mountain”, the of-formG3735a mountain, hill.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἐλαιῶνelaiōnan olive treeἐλαία (elaía)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “an olive tree”, the of-formG1636an olive tree; the Mount of Olives.Strong’s files this form under G1638 (ἐλαιών).προσῆλθονprosēlthonto come nearπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to come near”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).This verse uses “come near”.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταὶmathētaidiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.κατ’katprivatelyκατά (kata)preposition — “privately”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.privatelyἰδίανidianone's ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “one's own”, the object formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.This verse uses “one's own”.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.sayingΕἰπὸνeiponto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd 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).TellἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usπότεpotewhenπότεadverb — “when”G4219when, at what time.This verse uses “when”.whenταῦταtautathese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, neuter — “these things”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.these thingsἔσταιestaibeεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.beκαὶkai? andκαίconjunction — “? and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.? andτίtiwhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σημεῖονsēmeionshall be the signσημεῖονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “shall be the sign”, the subject formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.shall be the signτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σῆςsēsyourσός (sós)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “your”, the of-formG4674Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).of thyπαρουσίαςparousiascomingπαρουσία (parousia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “coming”, the of-formG3952(a) presence, (b) a coming, an arrival, advent, especially of the second coming of Christ.comingκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσυντελείαςsunteleiasof the endσυντέλεια (sunteleia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the end”, the of-formG4930a completion, consummation, end.This verse uses “end”.of the endτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶνοςaiōnosof the worldαἰών (aiōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the world”, the of-formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.of the world

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And when he is sitting on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came near to him by himself, saying, 'Tell us, when shall these be? and what [is] the sign of thy presence, and of the full end of the age?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

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World English Bible

As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?”

Darby Translation

And as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign of thy coming and [the] completion of the age?

Douay-Rheims

And when he was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the consummation of the world?

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