Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “night” (νυκτὸς) before may steal here.
κέλευσονkeleusonCommandκελεύω (keleuō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Command”, a single actionG2753I command, order, direct, bid.This verse uses “command”.Commandοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeἀσφαλισθῆναιasphalisthēnaito be made sureἀσφαλίζω (asphalizō)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to be made sure”, a single actionG805I make safe (secure, fast).be made sureτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τάφονtaphongraveτάφος (taphos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “grave”, the object formG5028a burial-place, sepulcher, tomb, grave.ἕωςheōsuntilἕωςpreposition — “until”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.This verse uses “until”.untilτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τρίτηςtritēsthirdτρίτος (tritos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “third”, the of-formG5154third.the thirdἡμέραςhēmerasdayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “day”, the of-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dayμήποτεmēpotelest + πότε=whenμήποτεconjunction — “lest + πότε=when”G3379Strong’s files this form under G4218 (ποτέ).lestἐλθόντεςelthontescomeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.comeοἱhoitheὁ (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”.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκλέψωσινklepsōsinawayκλέπτω (kleptō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “away”, a single actionG2813I steal.awayαὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἴπωσινeipōsinsayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “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).sayτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.λαῷlaōunto the peopleλαός (laos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto the people”, the to- or for-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.unto the peopleἨγέρθηēgerthēHe is risenἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “He is risen”, a single actionG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.He is risenἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νεκρῶνnekrōndeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dead”, the of-formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.the deadκαὶkaisoκαίconjunction — “so”G2532and, even, also, namely.soἔσταιestaishall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shall beἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐσχάτηeschatēlastἔσχατος (eschatos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “last”, the subject formG2078last, at the last, finally, till the end.This verse uses “last”.πλάνηplanēerrorπλάνηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “error”, the subject formG4106a wandering; fig: deceit, delusion, error, sin.This verse uses “error”.χείρωνcheirōnworse thanχείρωνadjective, comparative, nominative, singular, feminine — “worse than”, the subject formG5501worse, more severe.worse thanτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πρώτηςprōtēsfirstπρῶτος (prōtos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “first”, the of-formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.the first
command, then, the sepulchre to be made secure till the third day, lest his disciples, having come by night, may steal him away, and may say to the people, He rose from the dead, and the last deceit shall be worse than the first.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest haply his disciples come and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: and the last error will be worse than the first.
Young’s Literal Translation
command, then, the sepulchre to be made secure till the third day, lest his disciples, having come by night, may steal him away, and may say to the people, He rose from the dead, and the last deceit shall be worse than the first.'
World English Bible
Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people, ‘He is risen from the dead;’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
Darby Translation
Command therefore that the sepulchre be secured until the third day, lest his disciples should come and steal him away, and say to the people, He is risen from the dead; and the last error shall be worse than the first.
Douay-Rheims
Command therefore the sepulchre to be guarded until the third day: lest perhaps his disciples come and steal him away, and say to the people: He is risen from the dead; and the last error shall be worse than the first.
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