And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”Mark 9:11
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν λέγοντες· ὅτι λέγουσιν οἱ γραμματεῖς ὅτι Ἠλίαν δεῖ ἐλθεῖν πρῶτον;
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐπηρώτωνepērōtōn“they were asking”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐπερωτάω · “to question” · Strong's G1905
- αὐτὸνauton“Him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- λέγοντες·legontes“saying:”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- λέγουσινlegousin“Say”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γραμματεῖςgrammateis“scribes”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ἨλίανĒlian“Elijah”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἡλίας · “Elijah” · Strong's G2243
- δεῖdei“it behooves”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · “be necessary” · Strong's G1163
- ἐλθεῖνelthein“to come”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
- 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)