King James Version

Matthew 27:49

The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

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οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeTheδέconjunction — “The”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.Theλοιποὶloipoirestλοιπός (loipos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “rest”, the subject formG3062left, left behind, the remainder, the rest, the others.restἔλεγονelegonsaidλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saidἌφεςaphesLet beἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Let be”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.Let beἴδωμενidōmenlet us seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural — “let us 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).let us seeεἰeiwhetherεἰparticle — “whether”G1487if.whetherἔρχεταιerchetaiwill comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “will come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.will comeἨλίαςēliasElijahἨλίαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Elijah”, the subject formG2243Elijah, the prophet.σώσωνsōsōnto saveσῴζω (sōzō)verb, future active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to save”, an action still aheadG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.This verse uses “save”.to saveαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but the rest said, 'Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come — about to save him.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the rest said, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to save him.

Young’s Literal Translation

but the rest said, 'Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come — about to save him.'

World English Bible

The rest said, “Let him be. Let’s see whether Elijah comes to save him.”

Darby Translation

But the rest said, Let be; let us see if Elias comes to save him.

Douay-Rheims

And the others said: Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to deliver him.

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