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daniel_6:21

Daniel 6:21

Hebrew
ESV
Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever!
NIV
Daniel answered, “O king, live forever!
NLT
Daniel answered, “Long live the king!
LXX
τότε Δανιηλ ἐπήκουσε φωνῇ μεγάλῃ καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
εἶπεν βασιλεῦ ἔτι εἰμὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ζῶν
KJV
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

Daniel 6:20 ← Daniel 6:21 → Daniel 6:22

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