Luke 9:19
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 9:19 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
They answered, "'John the Baptizer,' but others say, 'Elijah,' and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again."
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World English Bible Public Domain
They answered, "'John the Baptizer,' but others say, 'Elijah,' and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again."
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King James Version Public Domain
They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So answering, they said, “John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others that one of the ancient prophets has risen.”
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
They answered, "'John the Baptizer,' but others say, 'Elijah,' and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again."
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
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King James Version Public Domain
They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others `say', Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
They answered, and sayd, Iohn Baptist: and others say, Elias: and some say, that one of the olde Prophets is risen againe.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
But they answered, and said: John the Baptist; but some say Elias; and others say that one of the former prophets is risen again.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
And they answering said, `John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;'
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
And they answering said, “John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen”;
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
They answered, “John the Baptist. But others say Elijah, and others say that one of the prophets from long ago has risen.”
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So answering, they said, “John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others that one of the ancient prophets has risen.”
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Darby Bible Public Domain
But they answering said, John the baptist; but others, Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
They answered, “‘Yochanan the Immerser,’ but others say, ‘Elijah,’ and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.”
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
They answering, said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others say, that one of the ancient prophets is risen again.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
“Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others say one of the ancient prophets risen from the dead,” they replied.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
They answered, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others say that one of the ancient prophets has risen.”
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
They answered and sayd: Iohn Baptist. Some saye Helyas. And some saye one of the olde prophetes is rysen agayne.
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- Appears 11× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 5:21
- Part of Speech
- Adjective
- Case
- Genitive
- Number
- Plural
- Gender
- Masculine
Full Thayer's Definition
- οἱ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- ἀποκριθέντες apokrínomai G611 “to answer” Verb, Aorist, Passive deponent, Participle, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- εἶπαν légō G3004 “to say” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- Ἰωάννην Iōánnēs G2491 “John” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- τὸν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- βαπτιστήν Baptistḗs G910 “baptizer” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- ἄλλοι állos G243 “another” Adjective, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- Ἡλείαν Hēlías G2243 “Elijah” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- ἄλλοι állos G243 “another” Adjective, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- ὅτι hóti G3754 “that” Conjunction
- προφήτης prophḗtēs G4396 “prophet” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- τις tìs G5100 “a certain” Indefinite pronoun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- τῶν ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Plural, Masculine
- ἀρχαίων archaîos G744 “original” Adjective, Genitive, Plural, Masculine
- ἀνέστη anístēmi G450 “to raise” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
About this verse
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- 18
- words
- 13
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Cross-references
8Topical passages linked to Luke 9:19 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
- Matthew 14:2 and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."
- Mark 6:15 But others said, "It is Elijah." Others said, "It is the Prophet, or like one of the prophets."
- Luke 9:7–8 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him; and he was very perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,
- John 1:21 They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No."
- John 1:25 They asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
- John 7:40 Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, "This is truly the prophet."
- John 9:17 Therefore they asked the blind man again, "What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet."
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Lesson kit
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Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 18 words (13 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is archaîos (“original”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- The word archaîos carries the sense “original.” How does it shape the verse?
- Matthew 5:21 shares the word «original» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “another” occurs 2× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Reading how Tyndale Open Study Notes and The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 13 words in this verse.
- “another” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 13 distinct Greek lemmas span 18 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Luke 9:19 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.