Mark
Mark 12:20
20Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died, leaving no children.
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.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| there were | ἦσαν | ēsan | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| seven | ἑπτὰ | hepta | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2033 seven |
| brothers | ἀδελφοὶ | adelphoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| first | πρῶτος | prōtos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4413 first, before |
| married | ἔλαβεν | elaben | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2983 I receive, take |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| died | ἀποθνῄσκων | apothnēskōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G599 I am dying, am about to die |
| leaving | ἀφῆκεν | aphēken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| no | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| children | σπέρμα | sperma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4690 seed, offspring |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.