KJV: Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
YLT: saying, 'Say ye, that his disciples having come by night, stole him -- we being asleep;
Darby: saying, Say that his disciples coming by night stole him while we were sleeping.
ASV: saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
| λέγοντες | saying |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to say, to speak. |
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| Εἴπατε | Say |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say. |
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| ὅτι | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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| μαθηταὶ | disciples |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: μαθητής Sense: a learner, pupil, disciple. |
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| αὐτοῦ | of Him |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| νυκτὸς | by night |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: νύξ Sense: night. |
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| ἐλθόντες | having come |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ἔρχομαι Sense: to come. |
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| ἔκλεψαν | stole |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: κλέπτω Sense: to steal. |
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| κοιμωμένων | being asleep |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: κοιμάω Sense: to cause to sleep, put to sleep. |
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Greek Commentary for Matthew 28:13
Genitive absolute. An Irish bull on the face of it. If they were asleep they would not know anything about it. [source]