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Koine Greek wordlink #18362

ἐρεῖMat 25

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Other uses (16) of identical word form ἐρεῖ (V-IFA3··S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐρεῖ’ (V-IFA3··S) has 3 different glosses: ‘will_be saying’, ‘he will_be saying’, ‘he will_be speaking’.

Mark 11:31 ‘we may say from heaven he will_be saying for_reason why therefore’ SR GNT Mark 11:31 word 16

OET-LV: 31And they_were_reasoning with themselves saying, if we_may_say:   From heaven, he_will_be_saying:   For/Because_ why _reason therefore you_all_ not _believed in_him?   (MRK_11:31)

OET-RV: 31They discussed this among themselves, reasoning, “If we say it was from heaven, he’ll ask us why we didn’t believe him. (MRK 11:31)

Mat 21:25 ‘we may say from heaven he will_be saying to us for_reason why’ SR GNT Mat 21:25 word 24

OET-LV: 25The immersion which of_Yōannaʸs, from_where was_it?   From heaven or from humans?   And they were_reasoning among themselves saying:   If we_may_say:   From heaven, he_will_be_saying to_us:   Therefore for_ why _reason you_all_ not _believed in_him?   (MAT_21:25)

OET-RV: 25So, where did Yohan’s practice of immersion come from?
¶ They discussed this among themselves, saying, “If we say from heaven, he’ll ask us why we didn’t believe Yohan. (MAT 21:25)

Mat 25:34 ‘then will_be saying the king to the ones’ SR GNT Mat 25:34 word 2

OET-LV: 34Then the king will_be_saying to_the ones on the_right of_him:   Come you_all having_been_blessed of_the father of_me, inherit the kingdom having_been_prepared for_you_all from the_foundation of_the_world.   (MAT_25:34)

OET-RV: 34and the king will say to the sheep on his right, ‘Come all of you who’ve been blessed by my father. Now you’ll inherit the kingdom that has been prepared for you since the creation of the world (MAT 25:34)

Mat 25:40 ‘answering the king will_be saying to them truly I am saying’ SR GNT Mat 25:40 word 5

OET-LV: 40And the king answering, will_be_saying to_them:   Truly, I_am_saying to_you_all, because/for as_much_as you_all_did it to_ the least _one of_these the brothers of_me, you_all_did it to_me.   (MAT_25:40)

OET-RV: 40Then the king will answer them, ‘I can assure you that whenever you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, then you did it to me.’ (MAT 25:40)

Luke 12:10 ‘and everyone who will_be saying a message against the’ SR GNT Luke 12:10 word 5

OET-LV: 10And everyone who will_be_saying a_message against the son of_ the _Man, will_be_being_forgiven to_him, but to_the one having_slandered against the holy spirit, ˓will˒_ not _be_being_forgiven.   (LUK_12:10)

OET-RV: 10Everyone who says something against humanity’s child will be forgiven, but those who speak against the holy spirit won’t be forgiven. (LUK 12:10)

Luke 13:25 ‘to us and answering he will_be saying to you_all not I have known’ SR GNT Luke 13:25 word 29

OET-LV: 25From what time the the_home_owner wishfully may_be_raised and may_shut the door, and you_all_may_begin to_have_stood outside and to_be_knocking the door saying:   Master, open_up to_us, and answering he_will_be_saying to_you_all:   I_have_ not _known you_all, from_where you_all_are.   (LUK_13:25)

OET-RV: 25Once the home-owner gets up and locks the door, even if you get there now and stand outside knocking and calling out, ‘Master, open up for us,’ he’ll answer, ‘I don’t know you or where you’re from.’ (LUK 13:25)

Luke 13:27 ‘and he will_be speaking saying to you_all not’ SR GNT Luke 13:27 word 2

OET-LV: 27And he_will_be_speaking, saying to_you_all:   I_have_ not _known from_where you_all_are:   withdraw from me, all workers of_unrighteousness.   (LUK_13:27)

OET-RV: 27But he’ll reply to you all, ‘I’ve got no idea where you’re all from, so go away you who do evil deeds.’ (LUK 13:27)

Luke 14:9 ‘and him having invited he will_be saying to you give to this one’ SR GNT Luke 14:9 word 8

OET-LV: 9and having_come, the one having_invited you and him he_will_be_saying to_you:   Give to_this one ^your_place, and then you_may_begin to_be_keeping the last place with shame.   (LUK_14:9)

OET-RV: 9and then your host might come over to you and ask you to let the other guest sit where you were, and then you might end up humiliated at the bottom of the table. (LUK 14:9)

Luke 14:10 ‘the one having invited you he will_be saying to you friend move_up’ SR GNT Luke 14:10 word 19

OET-LV: 10But whenever you_may_be_called, having_been_gone sit_down in the last place, in_order_that whenever the one having_invited you may_come he_will_be_saying to_you:   Friend, move_up higher.   Then glory will_be to_you before all the ones reclining with_you.   (LUK_14:10)

OET-RV: 10Rather, when you’re invited, sit down at the end so that the host might come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up here to a better spot.’ Then you’ll be honoured in front of all the other guests, (LUK 14:10)

Luke 17:7 ‘out_of the field will_be saying to him immediately having come_uphill’ SR GNT Luke 17:7 word 17

OET-LV: 7And which of you_all having a_slave, plowing or shepherding, who having_come_in out_of the field will_be_saying to_him:   Having_come_up immediately sit_down to_eat?   (LUK_17:7)

OET-RV: 7Imagine that you had a slave that was out in the field ploughing or looking after the sheep. When he came back to the house, which of you would tell him, ‘The meal’s ready so come in now and sit down to eat.’ (LUK 17:7)

Luke 17:8 ‘but not he will_be saying to him prepare what’ SR GNT Luke 17:8 word 4

OET-LV: 8But not he_will_be_saying to_him:   Prepare what I_may_dine, and having_girded_about be_serving unto_me, until I_may_eat and I_may_drink, and after these things you will_be_eating and will_be_drinking?   (LUK_17:8)

OET-RV: 8No, you’d be saying, ‘Get the meal ready for me and then after you’ve changed, come and wait on me as I eat and drink, then after that you can eat and drink.’ (LUK 17:8)

Luke 20:5 ‘we may say from heaven he will_be saying for_reason why not’ SR GNT Luke 20:5 word 14

OET-LV: 5And they reasoned_together to themselves saying, that If we_may_say:   From heaven, he_will_be_saying:   for_ Why _reason you_all_ not _believed in_him?   (LUK_20:5)

OET-RV: 5They discussed this among themselves, reasoning, “If we say ‘from heaven’, then he’ll ask us why we didn’t believe that God sent him. (LUK 20:5)

Rom 9:20 ‘answering_back to god not will_be saying the formed thing to the one’ SR GNT Rom 9:20 word 13

OET-LV: 20Oh person, indeed_rather you who are, the one answering_back to_ the _god?   Not will_be_saying the formed thing, to_the one having_formed it:   Why me you_made thus?   (ROM_9:20)

OET-RV: 20Oh human, it is you who’s talking back to God? Can the creature that was made talk back to the maker and ask: ‘Why did you make me like this?’ (ROM 9:20)

1 Cor 14:16 ‘of the inquirer how he will_be saying the Truly at’ SR GNT 1 Cor 14:16 word 15

OET-LV: 16Otherwise if you_may_be_blessing in_spirit, the one fulfilling the place of_the inquirer, how he_will_be_saying, the amen, at the your thanksgiving, since what you_are_saying, not he_has_known?   (CO1_14:16)

OET-RV: 16Otherwise, if you speak outa blessing in the spirit, how can the ordinary listeners say ‘May it be so’ after you give thanks, since they wouldn’t know what you’ve been saying. (CO1 14:16)

1 Cor 15:35 ‘but will_be saying someone how are_being raised’ SR GNT 1 Cor 15:35 word 2

OET-LV: 35But will_be_saying someone:   How are_being_raised the dead?   And with_what body they_are_coming?   (CO1_15:35)

OET-RV: 35But someone will ask, “How do the dead come back to life and what kind of body will they have then?” (CO1 15:35)

Yac (Jam) 2:18 ‘but will_be saying someone you faith’ SR GNT Yac (Jam) 2:18 word 2

OET-LV: 18But will_be_saying someone:   You faith are_having, and_I works am_having.   Show to_me the faith of_you without the works, and_I to_you will_be_showing by the works of_me the faith.   (JAM_2:18)

OET-RV: 18No doubt someone will say, ‘Well you have the faith and I do the good deeds.’ So show me your faith without good deeds and I’ll demonstrate my faith by my good deeds. (JAM 2:18)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘legō’ have 147 different glosses: ‘am saying’, ‘am speaking’, ‘am telling’, ‘are saying’, ‘are saying it’, ‘be saying’, ‘be speaking it’, ‘be telling’, ‘being called’, ‘being spoken’, ‘had spoken’, ‘has said’, ‘have said’, ‘having said’, ‘having spoken’, ‘having_been said’, ‘having_been spoken’, ‘is calling’, ‘is saying’, ‘is speaking’, ‘is_being called’, ‘is_being said’, ‘let say’, ‘let_be saying’, ‘may say’, ‘may speak’, ‘may_be saying’, ‘they said’, ‘to say’, ‘to speak’, ‘to tell’, ‘to_be calling’, ‘to_be saying’, ‘to_be speaking’, ‘to_be telling’, ‘to_be_being called’, ‘to_be_being said’, ‘to_have said’, ‘was asking’, ‘was saying’, ‘was speaking’, ‘were saying’, ‘were speaking’, ‘were spoken’, ‘will_be saying’, ‘will_be telling’, ‘I am asking’, ‘I am calling’, ‘I am saying’, ‘I am speaking’, ‘I am telling’, ‘I am telling you’, ‘I have called’, ‘I have said’, ‘I have told’, ‘I may say’, ‘I may tell’, ‘I may_be saying’, ‘I was saying’, ‘I was telling’, ‘I will_be saying’, ‘I will_be speaking’, ‘I will_be telling’, ‘I said’, ‘I said it’, ‘I spoke’, ‘I told’, ‘he had said’, ‘he had spoken’, ‘he has said’, ‘he has spoken’, ‘he having said’, ‘he is calling’, ‘he is saying’, ‘he is speaking’, ‘he is telling’, ‘he may say’, ‘he may_be saying’, ‘he was calling’, ‘he was saying’, ‘he was speaking’, ‘he will_be saying’, ‘he will_be speaking’, ‘he called’, ‘he said’, ‘he spoke’, ‘he told’, ‘him let say’, ‘it has_been said’, ‘it is saying’, ‘it was said’, ‘she is saying’, ‘she was saying’, ‘she said’, ‘they are calling’, ‘they are saying’, ‘they are speaking’, ‘they are telling’, ‘they have said’, ‘they may say’, ‘they may tell’, ‘they may_be saying’, ‘they may_be telling’, ‘they were saying’, ‘they will_be saying’, ‘they said’, ‘they spoke’, ‘we are saying’, ‘we may call’, ‘we may say’, ‘we may_be saying’, ‘we will_be saying’, ‘who were telling’, ‘you are calling’, ‘you are saying’, ‘you are speaking’, ‘you are telling’, ‘you have spoken’, ‘you may say’, ‘you may speak’, ‘you may tell’, ‘you will_be saying’, ‘you will_be speaking’, ‘you said’, ‘you spoke’, ‘you_all are calling’, ‘you_all are saying’, ‘you_all are speaking’, ‘you_all have spoken’, ‘you_all may say’, ‘you_all may tell’, ‘you_all may_be speaking’, ‘you_all were saying’, ‘you_all will_be saying’, ‘you_all said’, ‘calling’, ‘said’, ‘said it’, ‘say’, ‘say it’, ‘saying’, ‘speak’, ‘speaking’, ‘spoke’, ‘tell’, ‘telling’, ‘told’.

Key: V=verb