Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhat does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth? Young's Literal Translation and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to the lower parts of the earth? King James Bible (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? Greek Whatτί (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. [does] ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. “He ascended” [mean], Ἀνέβη (Anebē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 305: To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up. except εἰ (ei) Conjunction Strong's 1487: If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. He also descended κατέβη (katebē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2597: To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὰ (ta) Article - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. lower κατώτερα (katōtera) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparative Strong's 2737: Lower. Comparative from kato; inferior. parts μέρη (merē) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3313: A part, portion, share. From an obsolete but more primary form of meiromai; a division or share. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. earth? γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. |