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Matthew 16:13

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Ἐλθὼν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

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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.
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The definite article
Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
μέρη Καισαρείας τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
Φιλίππου ἠρώτα τοὺςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
μαθητὰς αὐτοῦplugin-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)
λέγων· τίνα λέγουσιν οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ἄνθρωποι εἶναιplugin-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.
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The definite article
υἱὸν τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ἀνθρώπου;
ESV
Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
NIV
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
NLT
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
KJV
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

Matthew 16:12 ← Matthew 16:13 → Matthew 16:14

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