Mark 9:38

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰωάννης, λέγων, Διδάσκαλε, εἴδομέν τινα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἐκβάλλοντα δαιμόνια, ὃς οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν: καὶ ἐκωλύσαμεν αὐτόν, ὅτι οὐκ ἀκολουθεῖ ἡμῖν.

Transliteration

Apekrithē de to him the Iōannēs, legōn, Didaskale, we eidomen someone in the onomati of you ekballonta daimonia, who ouk akolouthei us: and we ekōlysamen him, because ouk he akolouthei us.

Grammar Details

*Apekrithē*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - answered
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
*Iōannēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - John
*legōn*: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying
*Didaskale*: vocative, masculine, singular - Teacher
*eidomen*: aorist, active, indicative, 1st person, plural - we saw
*onomati*: dative, neuter, singular - name
*ekballonta*: present, active, participle, accusative, masculine, singular - casting out
*daimonia*: accusative, neuter, plural - demons
*ouk*: negative particle - not
*akolouthei*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - follows
*ekōlysamen*: aorist, active, indicative, 1st person, plural - we forbade

Word Meanings

*Apekrithē*: answered/replied
*Iōannēs*: John
*legōn*: saying/speaking
*Didaskale*: Teacher/Master/Rabbi
*eidomen*: we saw/observed
*onomati*: name/authority
*ekballonta*: casting out/expelling
*daimonia*: demons/evil spirits
*akolouthei*: follows/accompanies/is a disciple of
*ekōlysamen*: we forbade/hindered/prevented

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 9:49-50 : 49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us. 50 But Jesus said unto him, Forbid [him] not: for he that is not against you is for you.
Luke 11:19 : 19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore {G5124} shall they be your judges.
Num 11:26-29 : 26 But there remained two men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the Spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but had not gone out unto the Tent; and they prophesied in the camp. 27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. 28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. 29 And Moses said unto him, Art thou jealous for my sake? would that all Jehovah's people were prophets, that Jehovah would put his Spirit upon them!

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