ἔφηephēsaidφημί (phēmi)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG5346I say, declare.saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himὁhotheὁarticle, 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.ἈμὴνamēnVerilyἀμήνparticle — “Verily”G281verily, truly, amen; at the end of sentences may be paraphrased by: So let it be.This verse uses “verily”.VerilyλέγωlegōI 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 sayσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeὅτιhotiThatὅτιconjunction — “That”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Thatἐνenthisἐνpreposition — “this”G1722in, on, among.thisταύτῃtautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.νυκτὶnuktinightνύξ (nux)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “night”, the to- or for-formG3571the night, night-time.nightπρὶνprinbeforeπρίνadverb — “before”G4250formerly, before.This verse uses “before”.beforeἀλέκτοραalektoracockἀλέκτωρ (alektōr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “cock”, the object formG220a cock, rooster.the cockφωνῆσαιphōnēsaito crowφωνέω (phōneō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to crow”, a single actionG5455I give forth a sound, hence: (a) of a cock: I crow, (b) of men: I shout, (c) trans: I call (to myself), summon; I invite, address.This verse uses “crow”.crowτρὶςtristhriceτρίςadverb — “thrice”G5151three times.thriceἀπαρνήσῃaparnēsēto denyἀπαρνέομαι (aparneomai)verb, future middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “to deny”, an action still aheadG533I deny, disown, repudiate (either another person or myself), disregard.This verse uses “deny”.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, that, this night, before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, that this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus said to him, 'Verily I say to thee, that, this night, before cock-crowing, thrice thou wilt deny me.'
World English Bible
Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you that tonight , before the rooster crows , you will deny me three times .”
Darby Translation
Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, that during this night, before [the] cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
Douay-Rheims
Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee, that in this night before the cock crow, thou wilt deny me thrice.
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