Matthew 26:61

and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
Matthew 26:61
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Original language (Greek)

εἶπαν· οὗτος ἔφη· δύναμαι καταλῦσαι τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ διὰ τριῶν ἡμερῶν οἰκοδομῆσαι

  1. εἶπαν·eipan“they said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  2. οὗτοςhoutos“This [man]”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  3. ἔφη·ephē“was saying:”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φημί · “to say” · Strong's G5346
  4. δύναμαιdunamai“I am able”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person singular · “be able” · Strong's G1410
  5. καταλῦσαιkatalusai“to destroy”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from καταλύω · “to destroy/lodge” · Strong's G2647
  6. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ναὸνnaon“temple”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ναός · “temple” · Strong's G3485
  8. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. διὰdia“in”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  12. τριῶνtriōn“three”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, feminine · from τρεῖς, τρία · “three” · Strong's G5140
  13. ἡμερῶνhēmerōn“days”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  14. 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)