Luke

Luke 13:19

¹⁹It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It is	ἐστὶν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
like	ὁμοία	homoia	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3664 like, similar to
a mustard seed	σινάπεως	sinapeōs	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4615 mustard
that	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
a man	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
tossed	ἔβαλεν	ebalen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
his	ἑαυτοῦ	heautou	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
garden	κῆπον	kēpon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2779 a garden
It grew	ηὔξησεν	ēuxēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G837 I cause to increase, become greater, grow
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
became	ἐγένετο	egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
a tree	δένδρον	dendron	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1186 a tree
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
birds	πετεινὰ	peteina	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G4071 a bird
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
air	οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
nested	κατεσκήνωσεν	kateskēnōsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2681 I encamp, tabernacle, dwell
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
its	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
branches	κλάδοις	kladois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G2798 a branch

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Daniel 4:12 · Daniel 2:44–45 · Ezekiel 17:22–24 · Daniel 4:21 · Matthew 13:31–32 · Mark 4:31–32 · Zechariah 2:11 · Isaiah 9:7 · Acts 4:4 · Ezekiel 31:6 · Zechariah 14:7–9 · Daniel 2:34–35

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.