What Does Mark 9:21 Mean?

“And”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“he asked”

to ask for, i.e., inquire, seek

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“his father”

a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)

“unto him”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

“How long”

interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many)

“ago”

a space of time (in general, and thus properly distinguished from g2540, which designates a fixed or special occasion; and from g0165, which denotes a

“is it”

he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are

“since”

which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows)

“this”

that thing

“came”

to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)

“unto him”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“And”

but, and, etc

“he said”

to speak or say (by word or writing)

“Of a child”

from infancy