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Matthew 8:9

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

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καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ἄνθρωπόςanthrōposa humanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.εἰμιeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.ἐξουσίανexousianauthorityἐξουσία (exousia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “authority”, the object formG1849(a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power.This verse uses “authority”.ἔχωνechōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ὑπ’hupbyὑπό (hupo)preposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.ἐμαυτὸνemautonmyselfἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “myself”, the object formG1683Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).στρατιώταςstratiōtassoldierστρατιώτης (stratiōtēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “soldier”, the object formG4757a soldier.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andλέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, 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.This verse uses “speak”.τούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Πορεύθητιporeuthētihe goethπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, aorist passive imperative, 2nd person singular — “he goeth”, a single actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.he goethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπορεύεταιporeuetaito travelπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to travel”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.This verse uses “travel”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἄλλῳallōanotherἄλλος (allos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “another”, the to- or for-formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.Ἔρχουerchouhe comethἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “he cometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.he comethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔρχεταιerchetaito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δούλῳdoulōslaveδοῦλος (doulos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “slave”, the to- or for-formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).Ποίησονpoiēsonhe doethποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “he doeth”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.he doethτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ποιεῖpoieito doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Be coming, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth [it].'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

Young’s Literal Translation

for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Be coming, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth [it].'

World English Bible

For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and tell another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and tell my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

Darby Translation

For I also am a man under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say to this [one], Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it.

Douay-Rheims

For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers; and I say to this, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

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