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Luke 9:20

Greek
εἶπεν δὲplugin-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.
αὐτοῖς·plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

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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)
ὑμεῖς δὲplugin-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.
τίνα με λέγετε εἶναι;plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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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.
Πέτρος δὲplugin-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.
ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
Χριστὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigΧριστός

Christ means “anointed one”

The equivalent Hebrew word is Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ)

Noun, masculine.
τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
θεοῦ.plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

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Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
ESV
Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
NIV
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
NLT
Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” Peter replied, “You are the Messiah sent from God!”
KJV
He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

Luke 9:19 ← Luke 9:20 → Luke 9:21

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