Luke 9:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

{G1161} He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am ? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτοῖς, Ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνα με λέγετε εἶναι; ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν, Τὸν Χριστὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ.

Transliteration

He eipen de to them, You de tina me legete einai? apokritheis de Petros eipen, The Christon of Theou.

Grammar Details

*eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
*tina*: interrogative pronoun, accusative masculine singular - whom/who
*legete*: present active indicative, 2nd person plural - say/declare
*einai*: present active infinitive - to be
*apokritheis*: aorist passive participle, nominative masculine singular - having answered
*Petros*: nominative masculine singular - Peter (proper name)
*Christon*: accusative masculine singular - Christ/Messiah/Anointed One
*Theou*: genitive masculine singular - of God

Word Meanings

*eipen*: said/spoke/told
*de*: but/and/now/then
*tina*: whom/who/which person
*legete*: say/declare/call
*einai*: to be/to exist
*apokritheis*: having answered/responding
*Christon*: Christ/Messiah/Anointed One
*Theou*: of God/belonging to God

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 1:49 : 49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.
John 11:27 : 27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.
John 20:31 : 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
Acts 8:36 : 36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?
Acts 9:22 : 22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
Acts 17:3 : 3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
1 John 5:1 : 1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
John 4:29 : 29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
John 4:42 : 42 And said unto the woman , Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.
John 6:68-69 : 68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
John 7:41 : 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said , Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
Matt 5:47 : 47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
Matt 16:15-17 : 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
Matt 22:42 : 42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
Matt 26:63 : 63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
Mark 8:29 : 29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
Mark 14:61 : 61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
Luke 22:67 : 67 {G1487} Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
John 1:41 : 41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

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