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They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. (KJV)
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ὄφειςopheisserpents
Lemma: ὄφις (ophis) · Strong's: G3789
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)
Meaning: snake — ὄφις, -εως, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for נָחָשׁ ; ] ; a serpent, snake: Mat.7:10 Mrk.16:18, Luk.10:19 11:11, Jhn.3:14, 1Co.10:9, Rev.9:19; as typical of wisdom and cunning, Mat.10:16 23:23, 2Co.11:3 (cf. Gen.31:1-55); of…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 7:10, Matthew 10:16, Matthew 23:33, Luke 10:19, Luke 11:11, John 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3789; TFLSJ G3789; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 1
ἀροῦσιν,arousinthey will take up,
Lemma: αἴρω (airō) · Strong's: G0142
Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-FAI-3P)
Meaning: to take up — αἴρω, ; [in LXX chiefly for נשׂא, also for לקח, etc. ; ] ; 1. to raise, take up, lift or draw up: Jhn.8:59 11:41, Act.27:17, al. ; 2. to bear, carry: Mat.4:6 16:24, al. ; 3. to bear or take away, carry off, remove:…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 103 times. Also: Matthew 4:6, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 9:16, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 13:12, Matthew 14:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0142; TFLSJ G0142; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 2
κἂνkanand if
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: CONJ + G1437 (CONJ + G1437)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 3
θανάσιμόνthanasimondeadly
Lemma: θανάσιμος (thanasimos) · Strong's: G2286
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: deadly — θανάσιμος, -ον; (θάνατος), ; deadly: Mrk.16:18.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2286; TFLSJ G2286; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 4
τιtianything
Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100
Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (X-ASN)
Meaning: one — τις, neut., τι, genitive, τινός, ; enclitic indefinite pron., related to interrog. τίς as πού, πως, ποτέ to ποῦ, πῶς, πότε. ; I. As subst., ; 1. one, a certain one: Luk.9:49, Jhn.11:1, Act.5:25, al.; pl., τίνες,…
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Used 542 times. Also: Matthew 5:23, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5100; TFLSJ G5100; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 5
πίωσιν,piōsinthey shall drink,
Lemma: πίνω (pinō) · Strong's: G4095
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Plural (V-2AAS-3P)
Meaning: to drink — πίνω ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁתָה ; ] ; to drink: absol., Luk.2:19, Jhn.4:7, al.; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.6:26, 31 Mrk.14:25, al.; of habitual use, Luk.1:15, Rom.14:21, al.; by meton., τὸ ποτήριον, 1Co.10:21,…
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Used 75 times. Also: Matthew 6:25, Matthew 6:31, Matthew 11:18, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 20:22, Matthew 20:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4095; TFLSJ G4095; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 6
οὐoucertainly
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 7
μὴmēnot
Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 8
αὐτοὺςautousthem
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (P-APM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 9
βλάψει,blapseiit will hurt,
Lemma: βλάπτω (blaptō) · Strong's: G0984
Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FAI-3S)
Meaning: to hurt — βλάπτω, ; [in LXX: Pro.25:20, Tob.12:2, Wis.10:8 18:2, 2Ma.12:22, 4Ma.9:7 * ; ] ; to hurt, injure: with accusative, Mrk.16:[18], Luk.4:35.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: TR
Used 2 times. Also: Luke 4:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0984; TFLSJ G0984; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 10
ἐπὶepiupon
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 11
ἀρρώστουςarrōstous[the] sick
Lemma: ἄρρωστος (arrōstos) · Strong's: G0732
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (A-APM)
Meaning: ill — ἄρρωστος, -ον; (ἀ- neg., ῥώννυμι), [in LXX: 3Ki.14:5Α, Mal.1:8 (חָלָה), Sir.7:35 * ; ] ; feeble, sickly: Mat.14:14, Mrk.6:5, 13 16:18, 1Co.11:30.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: Matthew 14:14, Mark 6:5, Mark 6:13, 1 Corinthians 11:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0732; TFLSJ G0732; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 12
χεῖραςcheirashands
Lemma: χείρ (cheir) · Strong's: G5495
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)
Meaning: hand — χείρ, genitive, χειρος (accusative, χεῖραν, 1Pe.5:6 T), ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for יָד ; ] ; the hand: Mat.3:12, Mrk.3:1, Luk.6:6, al. mult.; ἡ χ., acting subject, Luk.22:21; pl., Act.17:25 20:34, 1Jn.1:1; τ. ἔργα τῶν χ.,…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 179 times. Also: Matthew 3:12, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 8:3, Matthew 8:15, Matthew 9:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5495; TFLSJ G5495; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 13
ἐπιθήσουσινepithēsousinthey will lay
Lemma: ἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi) · Strong's: G2007
Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-FAI-3P)
Meaning: to put/lay on — ἐπι-τίθημι ; [in LXX for נָתַן, שָׁוָה, etc. ; ] ; 1. to lay, set or place upon: with accusative of thing(s), before ἐπί, with accusative of thing(s), Mat.23:4, Luk.15:5, Jhn.9:6 (WH, txt. Jhn.9:15), Act.15:10 28:3;…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 39 times. Also: Matthew 9:18, Matthew 19:13, Matthew 19:15, Matthew 21:7, Matthew 23:4, Matthew 27:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2007; TFLSJ G2007; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 14
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 15
καλῶςkalōswell
Lemma: καλῶς (kalōs) · Strong's: G2573
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: well — καλῶς ; adv. (καλός), [in LXX for parts and derivatives of יָטַב ; ] ; finely, rightly, well: Luk.6:48, 1Co.14:17, Gal.4:17 5:7, Jas.2:3; λέγειν, λαλεῖν, etc., Mat.15:7, Mrk.7:6 12:28, Luk.6:26 20:39, Jhn.4:17 8:48…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 37 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 12:12, Matthew 15:7, Mark 7:6, Mark 7:9, Mark 7:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2573; TFLSJ G2573; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 16
ἕξουσιν.¶hexousinthey will be.
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-FAI-3P)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT Mark 16:18 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| they will pick up | → | αἴρω G0142 to take up |
| snakes | → | ὄφις G3789 snake |
| with | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| their | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| hands | → | χείρ G5495 hand |
| and if | → | G2579 |
| they drink | → | πίνω G4095 to drink |
| any | → | τις G5100 one |
| deadly poison | → | θανάσιμος G2286 deadly |
| it will not harm | → | βλάπτω G0984 to hurt |
| them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| they will lay | → | ἐπιτίθημι G2007 to put/lay on |
| [their] hands | → | χείρ G5495 hand |
| on | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| [the] sick | → | ἄρρωστος G0732 ill |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| they will be made | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| well | → | καλῶς G2573 well |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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