KJV: Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
YLT: 'If therefore they may say to you, Lo, in the wilderness he is, ye may not go forth; lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not believe;
Darby: If therefore they say to you, Behold, he is in the desert, go not forth; behold, he is in the inner chambers, do not believe it.
ASV: If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe it not.
εἴπωσιν | they say |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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ὑμῖν | to you |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Dative 2nd Person Plural Root: σύ Sense: you. |
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Ἰδοὺ | Behold |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: ἰδού Sense: behold, see, lo. |
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ἐρήμῳ | wilderness |
Parse: Adjective, Dative Feminine Singular Root: ἔρημος Sense: solitary, lonely, desolate, uninhabited. |
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ἐστίν | He is |
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: εἰμί Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present. |
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ἐξέλθητε | go forth |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 2nd Person Plural Root: ἐξέρχομαι Sense: to go or come forth of. |
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Ἰδοὺ | [or] ‘Behold |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: ἰδού Sense: behold, see, lo. |
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ταμείοις | inner rooms |
Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Plural Root: ταμεῖον Sense: a storage chamber, storeroom. |
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πιστεύσητε | believe [it] |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 2nd Person Plural Root: πιστεύω Sense: to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in. |
Greek Commentary for Matthew 24:26
Like Simon son of Gioras (Josephus, War, IV,9,5,&7). [source]
Like John of Giscala (Josephus, War, V,6,1). False Messiahs act the role of the Great Unseen and Unknown. [source]
Rev., wilderness - inner chambers. Both retired places, indicating that the false Messiahs will avoid public scrutiny. [source]