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Matthew 17

Matt. 17:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
, behold
idou (Greek #2400)
second person singular imperative middle voice of 1492; used as imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.
Pronounce: id-oo'
, there appeared
optanomai (Greek #3700)
which is used for it in certain tenses; and both as alternate of 3708 to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from 991, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from 1492, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while 2300, and still more emphatically its intensive 2334, signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and 4648 a watching from a distance)
KJV usage: appear, look, see, shew self.
Pronounce: op-tan'-om-ahee
Origin: of the primary (middle voice) ὄπτομαι (op'-tom-ahee)
unto them
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
Moses
Moseus (Greek #3475)
(04872); Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver
KJV usage: Moses.
Pronounce: moce-yoos'
Origin: or Μωσῆς (mo-sace'), or Μωϋσῆς (mo-oo-sace') of Hebrew origin
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
Elias
Helias (Greek #2243)
Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite
KJV usage: Elias.
Pronounce: hay-lee'-as
Origin: of Hebrew origin (0452)
talking
sullaleo (Greek #4814)
to talk together, i.e. converse
KJV usage: commune (confer, talk) with, speak among.
Pronounce: sool-lal-eh'-o
Origin: from 4862 and 2980
with
meta (Greek #3326)
properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between 575 or 1537 and 1519 or 4314; less intimate than 1722 and less close than 4862)
KJV usage: after(-ward), X that he again, against, among, X and, + follow, hence, hereafter, in, of, (up-)on, + our, X and setting, since, (un-)to, + together, when, with (+ -out). Often used in composition, in substantially the same relations of participation or proximity, and transfer or sequence.
Pronounce: met-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition (often used adverbially)
him
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
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Elias,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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behold.
Mark 9:4• 4And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. (Mark 9:4)
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Luke 9:30‑31• 30And lo, two men with him, who were Moses and Elias,
 31who appearing in glory, spoke of his departure which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem. (Luke 9:30‑31)
Moses.
Matt. 11:13‑14• 13{i}For all the prophets and the law have prophesied unto John.{/i}
 14{i}And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, who is to come.{/i} (Matt. 11:13‑14)
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Deut. 18:18• 18I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. (Deut. 18:18)
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Deut. 34:5‑6,10• 5{i}And Moses the servant of Jehovah died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of Jehovah.{/i}
 6{i}And he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-Peor; and no man knows his sepulchre to this day.{/i}
 10{i}And there arose no prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom Jehovah had known face to face;{/i} (Deut. 34:5‑6,10)
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Luke 24:27,44• 27And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
 44And he said unto them, These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while being yet with you, that all that must be fulfilled that is written in the law of Moses and prophets and psalms concerning me. (Luke 24:27,44)
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John 1:17• 17For the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. (John 1:17)
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John 5:45‑47• 45Think not that I will accuse you unto the Father: there is one that accuseth you, Moses, on whom ye trust;
 46for if ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for he wrote of me.
 47But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? (John 5:45‑47)
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2 Cor. 3:7‑11• 7(But if the ministry of death in letter, graven on stones, came with glory, so that the sons of Israel could not look intently toward the face of Moses for the glory of his face, that was to be done away,
 8how shall not the ministry of the Spirit rather be in glory?
 9For if the ministry of condemnation [have] glory, much more doth the ministry of righteousness abound in glory.
 10For even that which hath been glorified hath not been glorified in this respect on account of the surpassing glory.
 11For if that to be done away [was] with glory, much more what abideth [is] in glory. (2 Cor. 3:7‑11)
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Heb. 3:1‑6• 1Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus,
 2faithful as he was to him that appointed him, as also Moses in all his house.
 3For he hath been accounted worthy of more glory than Moses by how much he that built it hath more honour than the house.
 4For every house is builded by someone; but he that built all things [is] God.
 5And Moses indeed [was] faithful in all his house as an attendant, for a testimony of the things to be spoken,
 6but Christ as Son over his house, whose house are we if indeed we hold fast the boldness and the boast of the hope firm unto the end. (Heb. 3:1‑6)
Elias.
Matt. 17:10‑13• 10{i}And [his] disciples demanded of him saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first have come?{/i}
 11{i}And he answering said to them, Elias indeed comes first and will restore all things.{/i}
 12{i}But I say unto you that Elias has already come, and they have not known him, but have done unto him whatever they would. Thus also the Son of man is about to suffer from them.{/i}
 13{i}Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.{/i} (Matt. 17:10‑13)
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1 Kings 17:1• 1{i}And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand,{/i} there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. (1 Kings 17:1)
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1 Kings 18:36‑40• 36And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Jehovah God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
 37Hear me, O Jehovah, hear me, that this people may know that thou art Jehovah God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
 38Then the fire of Jehovah fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
 39And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, Jehovah, he is the God; Jehovah, he is the God.
 40And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. (1 Kings 18:36‑40)
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2 Kings 2:11‑14• 11And it came to pass as they still went on, and talked, that behold there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
 12{i}And{/i} Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more; and he took hold of his own clothes and rent them in two pieces.
 13He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and went back and stood by the bank of Jordan.
 14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters and said, Where is Jehovah God of Elijah? And when he also had smitten the waters they parted hither and thither; and Elisha went over. (2 Kings 2:11‑14)
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Mal. 4:5• 5Behold I send you Elijah the prophet, {i}before the coming of the great and terrible day of Jehovah.{/i} (Mal. 4:5)
Elijah.
Luke 1:17• 17And he shall go before him in [the] spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to [the] thoughts of just [men] to make ready for [the] Lord a prepared people. (Luke 1:17)
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Luke 9:33• 33And it came to pass as they departed from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said. (Luke 9:33)
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Luke 16:16• 16The law and the prophets [were] until John: from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God are preached, and every one forceth his way into it. (Luke 16:16)
• Moses, by whom the law was given, and Elias, the grand sample of the prophets, who recalled the people to the law of Jehovah. They were thus the pillars of the Jewish system, to whom every true Israelite looked back with the deepest feelings of reverence: one of them singled out as the only Jew taken to heaven, without passing through death; the other, lest he should become an object of worship after his death, having the singular honor of being buried by Jehovah. (“Remarks on Matthew 17:1-8” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and lo, Moses and Elias appeared to them talking with him.

W. Kelly Translation

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and lo, Moses and Elias appeared to them talking with him.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)