Mark 9:11

And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Mark 9:11
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν λέγοντες· ὅτι λέγουσιν οἱ γραμματεῖς ὅτι Ἠλίαν δεῖ ἐλθεῖν πρῶτον;

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἐπηρώτωνepērōtōn“they were asking”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐπερωτάω · “to question” · Strong's G1905
  3. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. λέγοντες·legontes“saying:”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  5. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  6. λέγουσινlegousin“Say”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  7. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. γραμματεῖςgrammateis“scribes”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
  9. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  10. ἨλίανĒlian“Elijah”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἡλίας · “Elijah” · Strong's G2243
  11. δεῖdei“it behooves”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · “be necessary” · Strong's G1163
  12. ἐλθεῖνelthein“to come”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  13. πρῶτον;prōton“first?”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)