MARK 14:71

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.”

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Mark 14:71 Translation & Meaning

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But δὲ But, and, etc But
he τὸν The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) he
began ἤρξατο To commence (in order of time) began
to curse ἀναθεματίζειν To declare or vow under penalty of execration curse
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
to swear, ὀμνύειν To swear, i.e., take (or declare on) oath swear
saying, (No Greek definition. English implied.)
I know οἶδα Used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know know
not Οὐκ The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not not
this τοῦτον This (person, as objective of verb or preposition) this
man ἄνθρωπον Man-faced, i.e., a human being man
of whom ὃν The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that of whom
ye speak. λέγετε Properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean speak

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  • 69  And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.

  • 70  And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.

  • 71  But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

  • 72  And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.




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