and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”Matthew 26:61
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
εἶπαν· οὗτος ἔφη· δύναμαι καταλῦσαι τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ διὰ τριῶν ἡμερῶν οἰκοδομῆσαι
- εἶπαν·eipan“they said;”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- οὗτοςhoutos“This [man]”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἔφη·ephē“was saying:”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φημί · “to say” · Strong's G5346
- δύναμαιdunamai“I am able”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person singular · “be able” · Strong's G1410
- καταλῦσαιkatalusai“to destroy”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from καταλύω · “to destroy/lodge” · Strong's G2647
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ναὸνnaon“temple”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ναός · “temple” · Strong's G3485
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεοῦtheou“of God”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- διὰdia“in”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- τριῶνtriōn“three”Adjective, genitive, plural, feminine · from τρεῖς, τρία · “three” · Strong's G5140
- ἡμερῶνhēmerōn“days”Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
- οἰκοδομῆσαιoikodomēsai“to rebuild it”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from οἰκοδομέω · “to build” · Strong's G3618
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)