Mark 9:11
New Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
סָפַר
çâphar
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
Ἡλίας
Hēlías
Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite
רִאשׁוֹן
riʼshôwn
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Key Terms in This Verse
סָפַר çâphar
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
Study H5608 →שָׁאַל shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Study H7592 →Cross References
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold,...
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
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