Mark 12:16

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{ "verseID": "Mark.12.16", "source": "Οἱ δὲ ἤνεγκαν. Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τίνος ἡ εἰκὼν αὕτη καὶ ἡ ἐπιγραφή; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Καίσαρος.", "text": "*Hoi de ēnegkan*. And he-*legei* to-them, Whose *hē eikōn hautē* and *hē epigraphē*? *Hoi de eipon* to-him, *Kaisaros*.", "grammar": { "*Hoi de*": "nominative plural masculine article + postpositive particle - but they/and they", "*ēnegkan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - brought", "*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - says", "*hē eikōn*": "nominative singular feminine article + noun - the image", "*hautē*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular feminine - this", "*hē epigraphē*": "nominative singular feminine article + noun - the inscription", "*eipon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - said", "*Kaisaros*": "genitive singular masculine - of Caesar" }, "variants": { "*ēnegkan*": "brought/carried", "*legei*": "says/tells/speaks", "*eikōn*": "image/likeness/portrait", "*hautē*": "this/this one", "*epigraphē*": "inscription/written text/title", "*eipon*": "said/told/answered", "*Kaisaros*": "of Caesar's/belonging to Caesar" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οἱ δὲ ἤνεγκαν. Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τίνος ἡ εἰκὼν αὕτη καὶ ἡ ἐπιγραφή; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Καίσαρος.

Transliteration

Hoi de ēnegkan. And he-legei to-them, Whose hē eikōn hautē and hē epigraphē? Hoi de eipon to-him, Kaisaros.

Grammar Details

• *Hoi de*: nominative plural masculine article + postpositive particle - but they/and they
• *ēnegkan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - brought
• *legei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - says
• *hē eikōn*: nominative singular feminine article + noun - the image
• *hautē*: demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular feminine - this
• *hē epigraphē*: nominative singular feminine article + noun - the inscription
• *eipon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - said
• *Kaisaros*: genitive singular masculine - of Caesar

Word Meanings

• *ēnegkan*: brought/carried
• *legei*: says/tells/speaks
• *eikōn*: image/likeness/portrait
• *hautē*: this/this one
• *epigraphē*: inscription/written text/title
• *eipon*: said/told/answered
• *Kaisaros*: of Caesar's/belonging to Caesar

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They brought it, and he asked them, 'Whose image and inscription is this?' They replied to him, 'Caesar’s.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And they brought it. He said to them, 'Whose image and inscription is this?' They said to him, 'Caesar's.'

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they brought. And he sayde vnto them: Whose ys thys ymage and superscripcion? And they sayde vnto him Cesars.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And they brought it him. Then sayde he: Whose ymage and superscripcion is this? They sayde vnto him: The Emperours.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So they brought it, and he said vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said vnto him, Cesars.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they brought it: And he sayth vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they sayde vnto hym: Caesars.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they brought [it]. And he saith unto them, ‹Whose› [is] ‹this image and superscription?› And they said unto him, Caesar's.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar's."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they brought, and he saith to them, `Whose `is' this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, `Caesar's;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they gave him one. And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it? And they said to him, Caesar's.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar's."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So they brought one, and he said to them,“Whose image is this, and whose inscription?” They replied,“Caesar’s.”

Referenced Verses

• Matt 22:19-22 : 19 { "verseID": "Matthew.22.19", "source": "Ἐπιδείξατέ μοι τὸ νόμισμα τοῦ κήνσου. Οἱ δὲ προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ δηνάριον.", "text": "*Epideixate* to me the *nomisma* of the *kēnsou*. And they *prosēnegkan* to him *dēnarion*.", "grammar": { "*Epideixate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - show/display", "*nomisma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - coin/money", "*kēnsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of tax/tribute", "*prosēnegkan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - brought/presented", "*dēnarion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - denarius (Roman coin)" }, "variants": { "*Epideixate*": "show/display/demonstrate", "*nomisma*": "coin/money/currency", "*prosēnegkan*": "brought/presented/offered", "*dēnarion*": "denarius/penny (Roman coin worth a day's wage)" } } 20 { "verseID": "Matthew.22.20", "source": "Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τίνος ἡ εἰκὼν αὕτη καὶ ἡ ἐπιγραφή;", "text": "And *legei* to them, Whose the *eikōn* this and the *epigraphē*?", "grammar": { "*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says/is saying", "*eikōn*": "nominative, feminine, singular - image/likeness", "*epigraphē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - inscription/title" }, "variants": { "*eikōn*": "image/likeness/representation", "*epigraphē*": "inscription/title/superscription" } } 21 { "verseID": "Matthew.22.21", "source": "Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, Καίσαρος. Τότε λέγει αὐτοῖς, Ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι· καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ.", "text": "They *legousin* to him, Of *Kaisaros*. Then *legei* to them, *Apodote* therefore the things of *Kaisaros* to *Kaisari*; and the things of the *Theou* to the *Theō*.", "grammar": { "*legousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they say/are saying", "*Kaisaros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Caesar", "*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he says/is saying", "*Apodote*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - give back/render", "*Kaisari*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Caesar", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God" }, "variants": { "*legousin*": "they say/declare/tell", "*Kaisaros*": "of Caesar/of the emperor", "*Apodote*": "give back/render/return/pay", "*Kaisari*": "to Caesar/to the emperor", "*Theou*": "of God/belonging to God", "*Theō*": "to God" } } 22 { "verseID": "Matthew.22.22", "source": "Καὶ ἀκούσαντες, ἐθαύμασαν, καὶ ἀφέντες αὐτὸν, ἀπῆλθον.", "text": "And *akousantes*, they *ethaumasan*, and *aphentes* him, they *apēlthon*.", "grammar": { "*akousantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard", "*ethaumasan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they marveled/were amazed", "*aphentes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having left/abandoned", "*apēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they went away/departed" }, "variants": { "*akousantes*": "having heard/listened to", "*ethaumasan*": "they marveled/were amazed/were astonished", "*aphentes*": "having left/abandoned/released", "*apēlthon*": "they went away/departed/left" } }
• Luke 20:24-26 : 24 { "verseID": "Luke.20.24", "source": "Ἐπιδείξατέ μοι δηνάριον. Τίνος ἔχει εἰκόνα καὶ ἐπιγραφήν; Ἀποκριθέντες δὲ εἶπον, Καίσαρος.", "text": "*Epideixate* to me *dēnarion*. Of whom has it *eikona* and *epigraphēn*? *Apokrithentes de eipon*, Of *Kaisaros*.", "grammar": { "*Epideixate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - show", "*dēnarion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - denarius", "*eikona*": "accusative, feminine, singular - image/likeness", "*epigraphēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - inscription", "*Apokrithentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, plural - having answered", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*eipon*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they said", "*Kaisaros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Caesar" }, "variants": { "*Epideixate*": "show/display/present", "*dēnarion*": "denarius/Roman coin", "*eikona*": "image/likeness/portrait", "*epigraphēn*": "inscription/writing", "*Apokrithentes*": "having answered/responding", "*eipon*": "they said/they replied", "*Kaisaros*": "of Caesar/Caesar's" } } 25 { "verseID": "Luke.20.25", "source": "Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἀπόδοτε τοίνυν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι, καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ.", "text": "He *de eipen* to them, *Apodote toinyn* the things of *Kaisaros Kaisari*, and the things of *Theou* to *Theō*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*eipen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - said", "*Apodote*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - give back/render", "*toinyn*": "inferential particle - therefore/accordingly", "*Kaisaros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Caesar", "*Kaisari*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Caesar", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God" }, "variants": { "*eipen*": "said/spoke/told", "*Apodote*": "give back/render/pay", "*toinyn*": "therefore/then/consequently", "*Kaisaros*": "of Caesar/Caesar's", "*Kaisari*": "to Caesar/for Caesar", "*Theou*": "of God/God's", "*Theō*": "to God/for God" } } 26 { "verseID": "Luke.20.26", "source": "Καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσαν ἐπιλαβέσθαι αὐτοῦ ῥήματος ἐναντίον τοῦ λαοῦ: καὶ θαυμάσαντες ἐπὶ τῇ ἀποκρίσει αὐτοῦ, ἐσίγησαν.", "text": "And not they *ischysan epilabesthai* his *rhēmatos* before the *laou*: and *thaumasantes* at the *apokrisei* of him, they *esigēsan*.", "grammar": { "*ischysan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they were able", "*epilabesthai*": "aorist middle infinitive - to catch/take hold of", "*rhēmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - word/saying", "*laou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of people", "*thaumasantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, plural - having marveled", "*apokrisei*": "dative, feminine, singular - answer/reply", "*esigēsan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - they became silent" }, "variants": { "*ischysan epilabesthai*": "were able to catch/could trap/succeeded in catching", "*rhēmatos*": "word/saying/statement", "*laou*": "people/crowd/nation", "*thaumasantes*": "having marveled/being amazed/being astonished", "*apokrisei*": "answer/reply/response", "*esigēsan*": "became silent/kept quiet/were silent" } }
• 2 Tim 2:19 : 19 { "verseID": "2 Timothy.2.19", "source": "Ὁ μέντοι στερεὸς θεμέλιος τοῦ Θεοῦ ἕστηκεν, ἔχων τὴν σφραγῖδα ταύτην, Ἔγνω Κύριος τοὺς ὄντας αὐτοῦ. Καί, Ἀποστήτω ἀπὸ ἀδικίας πᾶς ὁ ὀνομάζων τὸ ὄνομα Χριστού.", "text": "The *mentoi stereos themelios tou Theou hestēken*, *echōn tēn sphragida tautēn*, *Egnō Kyrios tous ontas autou*. And, *Apostētō apo adikias pas ho onomazōn to onoma Christou*.", "grammar": { "*Ho*": "definite article, nominative, masculine, singular - the", "*mentoi*": "adversative particle - nevertheless/however", "*stereos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - firm", "*themelios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - foundation", "*tou*": "definite article, genitive, masculine, singular - of the", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*hestēken*": "perfect, indicative, active, 3rd singular - has stood", "*echōn*": "present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having", "*tēn*": "definite article, accusative, feminine, singular - the", "*sphragida*": "accusative, feminine, singular - seal", "*tautēn*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, feminine, singular - this", "*Egnō*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd singular - knew", "*Kyrios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Lord", "*tous*": "definite article, accusative, masculine, plural - the", "*ontas*": "present, participle, active, accusative, masculine, plural - being", "*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*Kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Apostētō*": "aorist, imperative, active, 3rd singular - let depart", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*adikias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - unrighteousness", "*pas*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - everyone", "*ho*": "definite article, nominative, masculine, singular - the one", "*onomazōn*": "present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - naming", "*to*": "definite article, accusative, neuter, singular - the", "*onoma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - name", "*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ" }, "variants": { "*mentoi*": "nevertheless/however/yet", "*stereos*": "firm/solid/sure", "*themelios*": "foundation/basis", "*hestēken*": "has stood/stands firm/remains", "*sphragida*": "seal/mark/stamp", "*Egnō*": "knew/has known/recognizes", "*ontas*": "being/who are/belonging to", "*Apostētō*": "let depart/withdraw/stand away from", "*adikias*": "unrighteousness/wickedness/injustice", "*onomazōn*": "naming/calling on/invoking" } }
• Rev 3:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Revelation.3.12", "source": "Ὁ νικῶν ποιήσω αὐτὸν στῦλον ἐν τῷ ναῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ μου, καὶ ἔξω οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃ ἔτι: καὶ γράψω ἐπʼ αὐτὸν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ μου, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς πόλεως τοῦ Θεοῦ μου, Τῆς καινῆς Ἰερουσαλήμ, ἡ καταβαίνουσα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ μου: καὶ τὸ ὄνομά μου τὸ καινόν.", "text": "The *nikōn poiēsō* him *stylon* in the *naō* of-the *Theou* of-me, and outside not not *exelthē eti*: and *grapsō* upon him the *onoma* of-the *Theou* of-me, and the *onoma* of-the *poleōs* of-the *Theou* of-me, the *kainēs Ierousalēm*, the *katabainousa* from the *ouranou* from the *Theou* of-me: and the *onoma* of-me the *kainon*.", "grammar": { "*nikōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - overcoming/conquering", "*poiēsō*": "future active, 1st singular - I will make", "*stylon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - pillar", "*naō*": "dative, masculine, singular - temple/sanctuary", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*exelthē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might go out", "*eti*": "adverb - still/anymore", "*grapsō*": "future active, 1st singular - I will write", "*onoma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - name", "*poleōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of city", "*kainēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of new", "*Ierousalēm*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Jerusalem", "*katabainousa*": "present active participle, nominative, feminine, singular - coming down", "*ouranou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of heaven", "*kainon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - new", "οὐ μὴ": "double negative - emphasizing certainty of negative" }, "variants": { "*nikōn*": "overcoming/conquering/being victorious", "*poiēsō*": "will make/create/cause to be", "*stylon*": "pillar/column/support", "*naō*": "temple/sanctuary/shrine", "*exelthē*": "might go out/depart/leave", "*grapsō*": "will write/inscribe", "*poleōs*": "city/town", "*kainēs*": "new/fresh/unused", "*katabainousa*": "coming down/descending", "*ouranou*": "heaven/sky" } }