Daniel 6:13

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{ "verseID": "Daniel.6.13", "source": "בֵּ֠אדַיִן קְרִ֨יבוּ וְאָמְרִ֥ין קֳדָם־מַלְכָּא֮ עַל־אֱסָ֣ר מַלְכָּא֒ הֲלָ֧א אֱסָ֣ר רְשַׁ֗מְתָּ דִּ֣י כָל־אֱנָ֡שׁ דִּֽי־יִבְעֵה֩ מִן־כָּל־אֱלָ֨הּ וֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁ עַד־יוֹמִ֣ין תְּלָתִ֗ין לָהֵן֙ מִנָּ֣ךְ מַלְכָּ֔א יִתְרְמֵ֕א לְג֖וֹב אַרְיָותָ֑א עָנֵ֨ה מַלְכָּ֜א וְאָמַ֗ר יַצִּיבָ֧א מִלְּתָ֛א כְּדָת־מָדַ֥י וּפָרַ֖ס דִּי־לָ֥א תֶעְדֵּֽא׃", "text": "Then *bēʾdayin* they *qərîbû* and *ʾāmərîn* before *qŏdām* the *malkāʾ* concerning the *ʾĕsār* of the *malkāʾ*, 'Did not you *ʾĕsār* *rəšamtā* *dî* any *ʾĕnāš* *dî* *yibəʿēh* from any *ʾĕlāh* and *ʾĕnāš* until *yômîn* *təlātîn* except from you, *malkāʾ*, *yitrəmēʾ* into *gôb* of *ʾaryāwātāʾ*?' *ʿānēh* the *malkāʾ* and *ʾāmar*, 'True is the *millətāʾ* according to *dāt* of *māday* and *pāras* *dî* not *teʿdēʾ*.'", "grammar": { "*bēʾdayin*": "Aramaic adverb - then, at that time", "*qərîbû*": "perfect, 3rd plural - they approached/came near", "*ʾāmərîn*": "participle, masculine plural - speaking/saying", "*qŏdām*": "preposition - before/in front of", "*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine singular emphatic - the king", "*ʾĕsār*": "noun, masculine singular construct - decree/ban/binding", "*rəšamtā*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you wrote/inscribed", "*dî*": "relative particle - that/which", "*ʾĕnāš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/person", "*yibəʿēh*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will petition/request", "*ʾĕlāh*": "noun, masculine singular - god/deity", "*yômîn*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*təlātîn*": "numeral - thirty", "*yitrəmēʾ*": "imperfect passive, 3rd masculine singular - he will be thrown", "*gôb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - den/pit", "*ʾaryāwātāʾ*": "noun, masculine plural emphatic - the lions", "*ʿānēh*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he answered", "*ʾāmar*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*millətāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular emphatic - the word/matter", "*dāt*": "noun, feminine singular construct - law/decree", "*māday*": "proper noun - Media", "*pāras*": "proper noun - Persia", "*teʿdēʾ*": "imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will pass away/change" }, "variants": { "*bēʾdayin*": "then/thereupon/at that time", "*ʾĕsār*": "decree/ban/binding/interdict", "*rəšamtā*": "wrote/inscribed/signed", "*yibəʿēh*": "make request/petition/pray to", "*gôb*": "den/pit/cistern", "*yitrəmēʾ*": "will be thrown/cast", "*teʿdēʾ*": "pass away/be altered/change" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֵּ֠אדַיִן קְרִ֨יבוּ וְאָמְרִ֥ין קֳדָם־מַלְכָּא֮ עַל־אֱסָ֣ר מַלְכָּא֒ הֲלָ֧א אֱסָ֣ר רְשַׁ֗מְתָּ דִּ֣י כָל־אֱנָ֡שׁ דִּֽי־יִבְעֵה֩ מִן־כָּל־אֱלָ֨הּ וֶֽאֱנָ֜שׁ עַד־יוֹמִ֣ין תְּלָתִ֗ין לָהֵן֙ מִנָּ֣ךְ מַלְכָּ֔א יִתְרְמֵ֕א לְג֖וֹב אַרְיָותָ֑א עָנֵ֨ה מַלְכָּ֜א וְאָמַ֗ר יַצִּיבָ֧א מִלְּתָ֛א כְּדָת־מָדַ֥י וּפָרַ֖ס דִּי־לָ֥א תֶעְדֵּֽא׃

Transliteration

Then bēʾdayin they qərîbû and ʾāmərîn before qŏdām the malkāʾ concerning the ʾĕsār of the malkāʾ, 'Did not you ʾĕsār rəšamtā dî any ʾĕnāš dî yibəʿēh from any ʾĕlāh and ʾĕnāš until yômîn təlātîn except from you, malkāʾ, yitrəmēʾ into gôb of ʾaryāwātāʾ?' ʿānēh the malkāʾ and ʾāmar, 'True is the millətāʾ according to dāt of māday and pāras dî not teʿdēʾ.'

Grammar Details

• *bēʾdayin*: Aramaic adverb - then, at that time
• *qərîbû*: perfect, 3rd plural - they approached/came near
• *ʾāmərîn*: participle, masculine plural - speaking/saying
• *qŏdām*: preposition - before/in front of
• *malkāʾ*: noun, masculine singular emphatic - the king
• *ʾĕsār*: noun, masculine singular construct - decree/ban/binding
• *rəšamtā*: perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you wrote/inscribed
• *dî*: relative particle - that/which
• *ʾĕnāš*: noun, masculine singular - man/person
• *yibəʿēh*: imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will petition/request
• *ʾĕlāh*: noun, masculine singular - god/deity
• *yômîn*: noun, masculine plural - days
• *təlātîn*: numeral - thirty
• *yitrəmēʾ*: imperfect passive, 3rd masculine singular - he will be thrown
• *gôb*: noun, masculine singular construct - den/pit
• *ʾaryāwātāʾ*: noun, masculine plural emphatic - the lions
• *ʿānēh*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he answered
• *ʾāmar*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said
• *millətāʾ*: noun, feminine singular emphatic - the word/matter
• *dāt*: noun, feminine singular construct - law/decree
• *māday*: proper noun - Media
• *pāras*: proper noun - Persia
• *teʿdēʾ*: imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will pass away/change

Word Meanings

• *bēʾdayin*: then/thereupon/at that time
• *ʾĕsār*: decree/ban/binding/interdict
• *rəšamtā*: wrote/inscribed/signed
• *yibəʿēh*: make request/petition/pray to
• *gôb*: den/pit/cistern
• *yitrəmēʾ*: will be thrown/cast
• *teʿdēʾ*: pass away/be altered/change

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So they approached the king and said, 'Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days, anyone who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the lions’ den?' The king answered, 'The decree stands, in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then answered they and said before the king, That niel, which is of the children of the captivity of Juh, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a y.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then they answered and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, does not regard you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then{H116} answered{H6032} they and said{H560} before{H6925} the king,{H4430} That Daniel,{H1841} who is of{H4481} the children{H1123} of the captivity{H1547} of Judah,{H3061} regardeth{H7761} not{H3809} thee,{H5922} O king,{H4430} nor the interdict{H633} that thou hast signed,{H7560} but maketh{H1156} his petition{H1159} three{H8532} times{H2166} a day.{H3118}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then{H116} answered{H6032}{(H8754)} they and said{H560}{(H8750)} before{H6925} the king{H4430}, That Daniel{H1841}, which is of{H4481} the children{H1123} of the captivity{H1547} of Judah{H3061}, regardeth{H7761}{(H8754)}{H2942} not{H3809} thee{H5922}, O king{H4430}, nor the decree{H633} that thou hast signed{H7560}{(H8754)}, but maketh{H1156}{(H8750)} his petition{H1159} three{H8532} times{H2166} a day{H3118}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then answered they, and sayde vnto the kynge: Daniel one of the presoners of Iuda (O kynge) regardeth nether the ner thy statute, that thou hast made, but maketh his peticion thre tymes a daye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then answered they, and sayd vnto the King, This Daniel which is of the children of the captiuitie of Iudah, regardeth not thee, O King, nor the decree, that thou hast sealed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then aunswered they, and saide vnto the king: This Daniel which is of the children of the captiuitie of Iuda, O king, regardeth neither thee, nor thy decree that thou hast sealed: but maketh his petition three times a day.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which [is] of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn't regard you, O king, nor the interdict that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Then they have answered, yea, they are saying before the king, that, `Daniel, who `is' of the sons of the Removed of Judah, hath not placed on thee, O king, `any' regard, nor on the interdict that thou hast signed, and three times in a day he is seeking his petition.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the interdict that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then they came near before the king and said, O King, have you not put your name to an order that any man who makes a request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole? The king made answer and said, The thing is fixed by the law of the Medes and Persians which may not come to an end.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, who is of the children of the captivity of Judah, doesn't respect you, O king, nor the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then they said to the king,“Daniel, who is one of the captives from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the edict that you issued. Three times daily he offers his prayer.”

Referenced Verses

• Dan 2:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Daniel.2.25", "source": "אֱדַ֤יִן אַרְיוֹךְ֙ בְּהִתְבְּהָלָ֔ה הַנְעֵ֥ל לְדָנִיֵּ֖אל קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֑א וְכֵ֣ן אֲמַר־לֵ֗הּ דִּֽי־הַשְׁכַּ֤חַת גְּבַר֙ מִן־בְּנֵ֤י גָֽלוּתָא֙ דִּ֣י יְה֔וּד דִּ֥י פִשְׁרָ֖א לְמַלְכָּ֥א יְהוֹדַֽע׃", "text": "*ʾĕdayin ʾAryôk* in-*hithbəhālāh* *hanʿēl* *lə-Dāniyyēʾl* before *malkāʾ* and-thus *ʾămar*-to-him: that-*haškkaḥat gəbar* from-*bənē gālûthāʾ* of *Yəhûd* who *pišrāʾ* to-the-*malkāʾ* *yəhôdaʿ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾĕdayin*": "adverb - then", "*ʾAryôk*": "proper noun, masculine - Arioch", "*hithbəhālāh*": "noun, feminine - haste/urgency", "*hanʿēl*": "verb, Aphel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - brought in", "*lə-Dāniyyēʾl*": "preposition + proper noun - to Daniel", "*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine, emphatic state - the king", "*ʾămar*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*haškkaḥat*": "verb, Aphel perfect, 1st person singular - I have found", "*gəbar*": "noun, masculine - man", "*bənē*": "noun, masculine plural, construct state - sons of", "*gālûthāʾ*": "noun, feminine, emphatic state - exile/captivity", "*Yəhûd*": "proper noun - Judah", "*pišrāʾ*": "noun, masculine, emphatic state - interpretation", "*yəhôdaʿ*": "verb, Aphel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will make known" }, "variants": { "*hithbəhālāh*": "haste/hurry/urgency", "*hanʿēl*": "brought in/led in", "*haškkaḥat*": "I have found/discovered", "*gəbar*": "man/person", "*bənē gālûthāʾ*": "sons of the exile/captives", "*pišrāʾ*": "interpretation/explanation", "*yəhôdaʿ*": "will make known/will reveal" } }
• Dan 3:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Daniel.3.12", "source": "אִיתַ֞י גֻּבְרִ֣ין יְהוּדָאיִ֗ן דִּֽי־מַנִּ֤יתָ יָתְהוֹן֙ עַל־עֲבִידַת֙ מְדִינַ֣ת בָּבֶ֔ל שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ גֻּבְרַיָּ֣א אִלֵּ֗ךְ לָא־שָׂ֨מֽוּ עֲלָ֤ךְ מַלְכָּא֙ טְעֵ֔ם לֵֽאלָהָךְ֙ לָ֣א פָלְחִ֔ין וּלְצֶ֧לֶם דַּהֲבָ֛א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ימְתָּ לָ֥א סָגְדִֽין׃ ס", "text": "There *ʾîthay* *gubrîn* *yəhûdāyin* that *mannîthā* them over *ʿăbîdath* *mədînath* *bābel*, *shadrak* *mêshak* *waʿăbêd* *nəgô*; these *gubrayāʾ* have not *sāmû* concerning you, O *malkāʾ*, *ṭəʿêm*; to your *ʾělāhāk* they do not *pālḥîn*, and to the *tselem* of *dahăbāʾ* which you have *hăqêmtā* they do not *sāgdîn*.", "grammar": { "*ʾîthay*": "existential particle - there are/is", "*gubrîn*": "masculine plural noun - men", "*yəhûdāyin*": "masculine plural adjective - Jewish", "*mannîthā*": "perfect 2nd masculine singular - you appointed", "*ʿăbîdath*": "construct state noun - work/service of", "*mədînath*": "construct state noun - province of", "*bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon", "*shadrak*": "proper noun - Shadrach", "*mêshak*": "proper noun - Meshach", "*waʿăbêd*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Abed", "*nəgô*": "proper noun - Nego", "*gubrayāʾ*": "masculine plural noun + definite article - the men", "*sāmû*": "perfect 3rd plural - they placed/set/paid attention", "*malkāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the king, vocative", "*ṭəʿêm*": "noun - decree/order/attention", "*ʾělāhāk*": "noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your god", "*pālḥîn*": "participle masculine plural - serving/worshiping", "*tselem*": "noun - image/statue", "*dahăbāʾ*": "noun + definite article - the gold", "*hăqêmtā*": "perfect 2nd masculine singular - you set up/erected", "*sāgdîn*": "participle masculine plural - bowing down/worshiping" }, "variants": { "*ʾîthay*": "there is/there are/exist", "*gubrîn*": "men/males", "*yəhûdāyin*": "Jewish/Judean", "*mannîthā*": "appointed/assigned/placed", "*ʿăbîdath*": "work/service/administration", "*mədînath*": "province/district", "*sāmû*": "set/placed/regarded/paid attention", "*ṭəʿêm*": "decree/command/attention/regard", "*pālḥîn*": "serve/worship/revere", "*tselem*": "image/statue/likeness", "*hăqêmtā*": "set up/erected/established", "*sāgdîn*": "bow down/prostrate/worship" } }
• Dan 5:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Daniel.5.13", "source": "בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙ דָּֽנִיֵּ֔אל הֻעַ֖ל קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֑א עָנֵ֨ה מַלְכָּ֜א וְאָמַ֣ר לְדָנִיֵּ֗אל אנתה־הוּא דָנִיֵּאל֙ דִּֽי־מִן־בְּנֵ֤י גָלוּתָא֙ דִּ֣י יְה֔וּד דִּ֥י הַיְתִ֛י מַלְכָּ֥א אַ֖בִי מִן־יְהֽוּד׃", "text": "*bēʾdayin* *Dāniyyēʾl* *hûʿal* before *malkāʾ*; *ʿānēh* *malkāʾ* and-*ʾāmar* to-*Dāniyyēʾl*, *ʾantĕ-hûʾ* *Dāniyyēʾl* that-from-*bĕnê* *gālûtāʾ* that *Yĕhûd* that *haytî* *malkāʾ* *ʾabî* from-*Yĕhûd*?", "grammar": { "*bēʾdayin*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*Dāniyyēʾl*": "proper noun, masculine - Daniel", "*hûʿal*": "verb, Hophal, 3rd masculine singular, perfect - was brought in", "*qŏdām*": "preposition - before/in front of", "*malkāʾ*": "noun, masculine, singular, determined - the king", "*ʿānēh*": "verb, Peal, 3rd masculine singular, perfect - answered/responded", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, Peal, 3rd masculine singular, perfect - said/spoke", "*lĕ-*": "preposition - to/for", "*ʾantĕ-hûʾ*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular - you-are/you [are] he", "*dî*": "relative particle - that/which/who", "*min*": "preposition - from/out of", "*bĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*gālûtāʾ*": "noun, feminine singular, determined - the exile/captivity", "*Yĕhûd*": "proper noun - Judah", "*haytî*": "verb, Haphel, 3rd masculine singular, perfect - brought", "*ʾabî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my father" }, "variants": { "*bēʾdayin*": "then/at that time/afterward", "*hûʿal*": "was brought in/was caused to enter", "*ʿānēh*": "answered/responded/began to speak", "*gālûtāʾ*": "exile/captivity/deportation", "*haytî*": "brought/carried away/caused to come" } }
• Esth 3:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Esther.3.8", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הָמָן֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ יֶשְׁנ֣וֹ עַם־אֶחָ֗ד מְפֻזָּ֤ר וּמְפֹרָד֙ בֵּ֣ין הָֽעַמִּ֔ים בְּכֹ֖ל מְדִינ֣וֹת מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ וְדָתֵיהֶ֞ם שֹׁנ֣וֹת מִכָּל־עָ֗ם וְאֶת־דָּתֵ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֵינָ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֵין־שֹׁוֶ֖ה לְהַנִּיחָֽם׃", "text": "And-*wayyōmer* *hāmān* to-the-*melek* *ʾaḥašwērôš* *yešnô* *ʿam*-*ʾeḥād* *məfuzzār* and-*məfōrād* between the-*ʿammîm* in-all *mədînôt* *malkûtekā* and-*dātêhem* *šōnôt* from-all-*ʿām* and-ʾet-*dātê* the-*melek* not-they *ʿōśîm* and-to-the-*melek* no-*šōweh* to-*hannîḥām*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōmer*": "Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*hāmān*": "proper name - Haman", "*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king", "*ʾaḥašwērôš*": "proper name - Ahasuerus/Xerxes", "*yešnô*": "particle of existence with 3rd masculine singular suffix - there is", "*ʿam*": "noun, masculine singular - people", "*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine singular - one", "*məfuzzār*": "Pual participle, masculine singular - scattered", "*məfōrād*": "Pual participle, masculine singular - separated", "*ʿammîm*": "noun, masculine plural - peoples", "*mədînôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - provinces of", "*malkûtekā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your kingdom", "*dātêhem*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their laws", "*šōnôt*": "Qal participle, feminine plural - different", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular - people", "*dātê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - laws of", "*ʿōśîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - doing", "*šōweh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - profitable/beneficial", "*hannîḥām*": "Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - to leave them alone" }, "variants": { "*yešnô*": "there exists/there is", "*ʿam*": "people/nation/ethnic group", "*məfuzzār*": "scattered/dispersed/spread", "*məfōrād*": "separated/divided/isolated", "*mədînôt*": "provinces/districts/regions", "*dātêhem*": "their laws/customs/practices", "*šōnôt*": "different/diverse/varying", "*ʿōśîm*": "doing/performing/keeping", "*šōweh*": "worthwhile/profitable/beneficial", "*hannîḥām*": "to leave them alone/to let them be" } }
• Dan 1:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Daniel.1.6", "source": "וַיְהִ֥י בָהֶ֖ם מִבְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה דָּנִיֵּ֣אל חֲנַנְיָ֔ה מִֽישָׁאֵ֖ל וַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃", "text": "*wayəhî* among-them from-*bənê* *Yəhûdhāh* *Dāniyyēʾl* *Ḥănanyāh* *Mîshāʾēl* and-*ʿĂzaryāh*", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and there was", "*bənê*": "noun masculine plural construct - sons of", "*Yəhûdhāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Judah", "*Dāniyyēʾl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Daniel", "*Ḥănanyāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hananiah", "*Mîshāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Mishael", "*ʿĂzaryāh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Azariah" }, "variants": { "*wayəhî*": "and there was/and it came to pass/and there happened to be", "*bənê*": "sons of/descendants of/children of" } }
• Acts 5:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Acts.5.29", "source": "¶Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Πέτρος καὶ οἱ ἀπόστολοι εἶπον, Πειθαρχεῖν δεῖ Θεῷ μᾶλλον ἢ ἀνθρώποις.", "text": "*Apokritheis* *de* *Petros* and the *apostoloi* *eipon*, To *peitharchein* *dei* *Theō* *mallon* than *anthrōpois*.", "grammar": { "*Apokritheis*": "aorist, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*Petros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Peter", "*apostoloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - apostles", "*eipon*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd plural - said", "*peitharchein*": "present, active, infinitive - to obey authority", "*dei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular, impersonal - it is necessary", "*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - God", "*mallon*": "adverb, comparative - rather/more", "*anthrōpois*": "dative, masculine, plural - men/people" }, "variants": { "*Apokritheis*": "answering/responding/replying", "*peitharchein*": "to obey/to submit to authority/to follow", "*dei*": "it is necessary/one must/ought", "*mallon*": "rather/more/instead", "*anthrōpois*": "men/people/human beings" } }
• Acts 17:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Acts.17.7", "source": "Οὓς ὑποδέδεκται Ἰάσων: καὶ οὗτοι πάντες ἀπέναντι τῶν δογμάτων Καίσαρος πράττουσι, βασιλέα λέγοντες ἕτερον εἶναι, Ἰησοῦν.", "text": "Whom *hypodedektai* *Iasōn*: and these all *apenanti* of the *dogmatōn* of *Kaisaros* *prattousi*, *basilea* *legontes* another *einai*, *Iēsoun*.", "grammar": { "*hypodedektai*": "perfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular - has received/welcomed", "*Iasōn*": "nominative singular masculine - Jason", "*apenanti*": "preposition with genitive - against/contrary to", "*dogmatōn*": "genitive plural neuter - decrees/ordinances", "*Kaisaros*": "genitive singular masculine - of Caesar", "*prattousi*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they do/act", "*basilea*": "accusative singular masculine - king", "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative plural masculine - saying", "*einai*": "present active infinitive - to be", "*Iēsoun*": "accusative singular masculine - Jesus" }, "variants": { "*hypodedektai*": "has received/welcomed/harbored", "*apenanti*": "against/contrary to/in opposition to", "*dogmatōn*": "decrees/ordinances/official edicts", "*prattousi*": "do/act/practice/conduct themselves", "*basilea*": "king/sovereign/ruler" } }