Mark Chapter 12 verse 16 Holy Bible
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
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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.
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And they brought [it]. And he says to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.
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And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
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They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
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and they brought, and he saith to them, `Whose `is' this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, `Caesar's;'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) Superscription.--Better, inscription, as in Matthew 22:20.Parallel Commentaries ...Greek[So]δὲ (de)ConjunctionStrong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.they brought [it],ἤνεγκαν (ēnenkan)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 5342: To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. He askedλέγει (legei)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. them,αὐτοῖς (autois)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.“WhoseΤίνος (Tinos)Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.likenessεἰκὼν (eikōn)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 1504: An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance.[is] this?αὕτη (hautē)Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 3778: This; he, she, it. Andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. [whose]ἡ (hē)Article - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.inscription?”ἐπιγραφή (epigraphē)Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularStrong's 1923: An inscription, title, label. From epigrapho; an inscription.“Caesar’s,”Καίσαρος (Kaisaros)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 2541: Of Latin origin; Caesar, a title of the Roman emperor.they answered.εἶπαν (eipan)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.Jump to PreviousCaesar's Cesar's Coin Image Inscription Likeness Portrait Superscription