Luke 20:27

Greek	Προσελθόντες δέplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. τινες τῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article Σαδδουκαίων, οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀντιλέγοντες ἀνάστασιν μὴ εἶναι,plugin-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. ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ESV	There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection,
NIV	Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.
NLT	Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees– religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead.
KJV	Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,

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