Mark
Mark 11:2–3
2and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. 3If anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Mark 11:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| said | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| to them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Go | Ὑπάγετε | Hypagete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5217 I go away, depart |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| village | κώμην | kōmēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2968 a village |
| ahead of | κατέναντι | katenanti | Preposition | G2713 opposite, in front of |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| as soon | εὐθὺς | euthys | Adverb | G2112 immediately, soon |
| as you enter | εἰσπορευόμενοι | eisporeuomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1531 I journey into, go into |
| it | αὐτὴν | autēn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| you will find | εὑρήσετε | heurēsete | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2147 I find |
| a colt | πῶλον | pōlon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4454 a colt, young ass |
| tied | δεδεμένον | dedemenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1210 I bind |
| on | ἐφ’ | eph’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| which | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| no one | οὐδεὶς | oudeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| has ever sat | ἐκάθισεν | ekathisen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2523 I set, make to sit |
| Untie | λύσατε | lysate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy |
| it | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| bring | φέρετε | pherete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5342 I carry, bear, bring, lead |
Mark 11:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | ἐάν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| anyone | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| asks | εἴπῃ | eipē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Why | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| are you doing | ποιεῖτε | poieite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| tell | εἴπατε | eipate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| The | Ὁ | HO | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | Κύριος | Kyrios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| needs | χρείαν | chreian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5532 need, necessity, business |
| it | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| will return | ἀποστέλλει | apostellei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| it | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| shortly | εὐθὺς | euthys | Adverb | G2112 immediately, soon |
Cross-references
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Mark 11:2 Matthew 21:2–3 · Luke 19:30–31
Mark 11:3 Acts 17:25 · 2 Corinthians 8:9 · Acts 10:36 · Hebrews 2:7–9 · Mark 14:15 · Psalm 24:1 · Psalm 110:3 · Acts 1:24 · 1 Chronicles 29:12–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.