King James Version

Matthew 25:5

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

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χρονίζοντοςchronizontostarriedχρονίζω (chronizō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “tarried”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5549I delay, tarry, linger, spend time.tarriedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νυμφίουnumphioubridegroomνυμφίος (numphios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “bridegroom”, the of-formG3566a bridegroom.ἐνύσταξανenustaxanslumberedνυστάζω (nustazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “slumbered”, a single actionG3573I nod in sleep, am drowsy, slumber.slumberedπᾶσαιpasaiallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐκάθευδονekatheudonsleptκαθεύδω (katheudō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “slept”, an ongoing action in the pastG2518I sleep, am sleeping.slept

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,

World English Bible

Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept .

Darby Translation

Now the bridegroom tarrying, they all grew heavy and slept.

Douay-Rheims

And the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and slept.

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