Matthew 17:10
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then 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
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
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