King James Version

Matthew 4:3

And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπροσελθὼνproselthōncameπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “came”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).cameὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πειράζωνpeirazōnto testπειράζω (peirazō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to test”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3985I try, tempt, test.This verse uses “test”.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to 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).he saidαὐτῷautōtheseαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “these”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theseΕἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.εἶeito 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.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.εἰπὲeipeto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to 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).ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λίθοιlithoistonesλίθος (lithos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “stones”, the subject formG3037a stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building.stonesοὗτοιhoutoithisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἄρτοιartoibreadἄρτος (artos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “bread”, the subject formG740bread, a loaf, food.This verse uses “bread”.breadγένωνταιgenōntaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son thou art of God — speak that these stones may become loaves.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son thou art of God — speak that these stones may become loaves.'

World English Bible

The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

Darby Translation

And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.

Douay-Rheims

And the tempter coming said to him: If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

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