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For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἦλθενēlthenCame
Lemma: ἔρχομαι (erchomai) · Strong's: G2064
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)
Meaning: to come/go — ἔρχομαι, ; [in LXX very frequently for בּוֹא, also for הלךְ ni., אתה, etc., 34 words in all ; ] ; 1. to come; (a) of persons, either as arriving or returning from elsewhere: Mat.8:9, Mrk.6:31, Luk.7:8, Jhn.4:27,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 639 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2064; TFLSJ G2064; TAGNT Matthew 11:18 word 1
γὰρgarfor
Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…
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Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT Matthew 11:18 word 2
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohn
Lemma: Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs) · Strong's: G2491G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)
Meaning: John — Ἰωάνης (Rec. ννης, which see; cf. Dalman, Gr., 142; Tdf., Pr., 79; WH, App., 159; Bl., §3, 10; 10, 2), -ου, dative, -ῃ (but in Mat.11:4. Luk.7:18, 22 Rev.1:1, ει), accusative, -ην, ὁ (Heb. יוֹחָנָן, LXX: Ἰωανάν,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 90 times. Also: Matthew 3:1, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 9:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2491G; TFLSJ G2491G; TAGNT Matthew 11:18 word 3
μήτεmēteneither
Lemma: μήτε (mēte) · Strong's: G3383
Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)
Meaning: neither — μή-τε ; negative particle, differing from οὔτε as μή from οὐ, neither, nor: μήτε . . . μήτε, neither . . . ; nor, Mat.11:18, Luk.7:33 9:3, Act.23:12, 21 27:20, Heb.7:3; μὴ (μηδὲ) . . . μήτε . . . μήτε, Mat.5:34, 36,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 34 times. Also: Matthew 5:34, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 5:36, Luke 7:33, Luke 9:3, Acts 23:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3383; TFLSJ G3383; TAGNT Matthew 11:18 word 4
ἐσθίωνesthiōneating
Lemma: ἐσθίω (esthiō) · Strong's: G2068
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)
Meaning: to eat — ἐσθίω, and (poet, and late prose) ἔσθω, ; [in LXX chiefly for אכל ; ] ; to eat; (a) absol.: Mat.14:20, 21 Mrk.6:31, Jhn.4:31, al.; ἐν τ. φαγεῖν (on this aor. form, see M, Pr., 111), 1Co.11:21; διδόναι φαγεῖν, with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 65 times. Also: Matthew 9:11, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 12:1, Matthew 14:21, Matthew 15:2, Matthew 15:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2068; TFLSJ G2068; TAGNT Matthew 11:18 word 5
μήτεmētenor
Lemma: μήτε (mēte) · Strong's: G3383
Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)
Meaning: neither — μή-τε ; negative particle, differing from οὔτε as μή from οὐ, neither, nor: μήτε . . . μήτε, neither . . . ; nor, Mat.11:18, Luk.7:33 9:3, Act.23:12, 21 27:20, Heb.7:3; μὴ (μηδὲ) . . . μήτε . . . μήτε, Mat.5:34, 36,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 34 times. Also: Matthew 5:34, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 5:36, Luke 7:33, Luke 9:3, Acts 23:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3383; TFLSJ G3383; TAGNT Matthew 11:18 word 6
πίνων,pinōndrinking,
Lemma: πίνω (pinō) · Strong's: G4095
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)
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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 75 times. Also: Matthew 6:25, Matthew 6:31, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 20:22, Matthew 20:23, Matthew 24:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4095; TFLSJ G4095; TAGNT Matthew 11:18 word 7
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: SBLGNT, 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 Matthew 11:18 word 8
λέγουσιν·legousinthey say;
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)
Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT Matthew 11:18 word 9
δαιμόνιονdaimonionA demon
Lemma: δαιμόνιον (daimonion) · Strong's: G1140
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: demon — δαιμόνιον, -ου, τό; (neut. of δαιμόνιος, -α, -ον, divine), [in LXX (so also in π; see MM, Exp., x) for שֵׁד, אֱלִיל, (frequently in To) ; ] ; 1. as in cl.; (a) the Divine power, Deity (Hdt., Plat., al.); (b) an inferior…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 63 times. Also: Matthew 7:22, Matthew 9:33, Matthew 9:34, Matthew 10:8, Matthew 12:24, Matthew 12:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1140; TFLSJ G1140; TAGNT Matthew 11:18 word 10
ἔχει.echeihe has!
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
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: SBLGNT, 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 Matthew 11:18 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| John | → | Ἰωάννης G2491G John |
| came | → | ἔρχομαι G2064 to come/go |
| neither | → | μήτε G3383 neither |
| eating | → | ἐσθίω G2068 to eat |
| nor | → | μήτε G3383 neither |
| drinking | → | πίνω G4095 to drink |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| they say | → | λέγω G3004G to say |
| He has | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| a demon | → | δαιμόνιον G1140 demon |
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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