Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleand instructed them: “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole Him away while we were asleep. Young's Literal Translation saying, ‘Say ye, that his disciples having come by night, stole him—we being asleep; King James Bible Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him [away] while we slept. Greek [and] instructed them:λέγοντες (legontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “You are to say, Εἴπατε (Eipate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. ‘His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. disciples μαθηταὶ (mathētai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil. came ἐλθόντες (elthontes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2064: To come, go. by night νυκτὸς (nyktos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'. [and] stole ἔκλεψαν (eklepsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2813: To steal. A primary verb; to filch. His [body] αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. {while} we ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. were asleep.’ κοιμωμένων (koimōmenōn) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 2837: From keimai; to put to sleep, i.e. to slumber; figuratively, to decease. |