King James Version

Matthew 4:2

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andνηστεύσαςnēsteusaswhen he had fastedνηστεύω (nēsteuō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he had fasted”, a single actionG3522I fast, abstain from food.when he had fastedἡμέραςhēmerasdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “days”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysτεσσεράκονταtesserakontafortyτεσσεράκονταadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “forty”, the object formG5062forty.fortyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.νύκταςnuktasnightsνύξ (nux)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “nights”, the object formG3571the night, night-time.nightsτεσσεράκονταtesserakontafortyτεσσεράκονταadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “forty”, the object formG5062forty.ὕστερονhusteronhe was afterwardὕστερος (husteros)adjective, comparative, accusative, singular, neuter — “he was afterward”, the object formG5306later, latter, last.he was afterwardἐπείνασενepeinasenan hungredπεινάω (peinaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “an hungred”, a single actionG3983I am hungry, needy, desire earnestly.an hungred

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he did hunger.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he did hunger.

World English Bible

When he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was hungry afterward.

Darby Translation

and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he hungered.

Douay-Rheims

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry.

Alludes to

Exodus 34:28 Exodus 34:28 · King James VersionAnd he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.Exodus 34:28 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

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