King James Version

Matthew 6:27

Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

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τίςtiswhich?τίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which?”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐξexWhichἐκ (ek)preposition — “Which”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.Whichὑμῶνhumōnof youσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “of you”, the of-formG4771you.of youμεριμνῶνmerimnōnby taking thoughtμεριμνάω (merimnaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “by taking thought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3309I am over-anxious; with acc: I am anxious about, distracted; I care for.by taking thoughtδύναταιdunataicanδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “can”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.canπροσθεῖναιprostheinaito addπροστίθημι (prostithēmi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to add”, a single actionG4369I place (put) to, add; I do again.This verse uses “add”.addἐπὶepiuntoἐπίpreposition — “unto”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.untoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἡλικίανhēlikianstatureἡλικία (hēlikia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “stature”, the object formG2244age, term of life; full age, maturity; stature.This verse uses “stature”.statureαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.πῆχυνpēchuncubitπῆχυς (pēchus)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “cubit”, the object formG4083a cubit, about a foot and a half.ἕναhenaoneεἷς (heis)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “one”, the object formG1520one.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

Young’s Literal Translation

'And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?

World English Bible

“ Which of you by being anxious , can add one moment to his lifespan?

Darby Translation

But which of you by carefulness can add to his growth one cubit?

Douay-Rheims

And which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature by one cubit?

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