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Matthew 28:13

Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

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λέγοντεςlegontesSayingλέγω (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.SayingΕἴπατεeipateSay yeλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Say ye”, 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).Say yeὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταὶmathētaidisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himνυκτὸςnuktosnightνύξ (nux)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “night”, the of-formG3571the night, night-time.ἐλθόντεςelthontesto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.ἔκλεψανeklepsanto stealκλέπτω (kleptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to steal”, a single actionG2813I steal.αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).away while weκοιμωμένωνkoimōmenōnsleptκοιμάομαι (koimaomai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “slept”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2837I fall asleep, am asleep, sometimes of the sleep of death.slept

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

saying, 'Say ye, that his disciples having come by night, stole him — we being asleep;

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American Standard Version (1901)

saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

Young’s Literal Translation

saying, 'Say ye, that his disciples having come by night, stole him — we being asleep;

World English Bible

saying, “Say that his disciples came by night and stole him away while we slept.

Darby Translation

saying, Say that his disciples coming by night stole him [while] we [were] sleeping.

Douay-Rheims

Saying: Say you, His disciples came by night, and stole him away when we were asleep.

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