King James Version

Matthew 27:40

And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (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.sayingὉhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καταλύωνkataluōnThou that destroyestκαταλύω (kataluō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Thou that destroyest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2647(lit: I loosen thoroughly), (a) trans: I break up, overthrow, destroy, both lit. and met., (b) I unyoke, unharness a carriage horse or pack animal; hence: I put up, lodge, find a lodging.Thou that destroyestτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ναὸνnaontempleναός (naos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “temple”, the object formG3485a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.the templeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνenit inἐνpreposition — “it in”G1722in, on, among.it inτρισὶνtrisinthreeτρεῖς (treis)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “three”, the to- or for-formG5140three.threeἡμέραιςhēmeraisdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “days”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysοἰκοδομῶνoikodomōnto buildοἰκοδομέω (oikodomeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to build”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3618I erect a building, build; fig. of the building up of character: I build up, edify, encourage.This verse uses “build”.σῶσονsōsonsaveσῴζω (sōzō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “save”, a single actionG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.This verse uses “save”.saveσεαυτόνseautonyourselfσεαυτοῦ (seautoû)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “yourself”, the object formG4572Strong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).thyselfεἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.IfυἱὸςhuiosSonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the Sonεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godκατάβηθιkatabēthicome downκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “come down”, a single actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.This verse uses “come down”.come downἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σταυροῦstauroucrossσταυρός (stauros)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “cross”, the of-formG4716a cross.the cross

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and saying, 'Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building [it], save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.

Young’s Literal Translation

and saying, 'Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building [it], save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'

World English Bible

and saying, “You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”

Darby Translation

and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross.

Douay-Rheims

And saying: Vah, thou that destroyest the temple of God, and in three days dost rebuild it: save thy own self: if thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

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