Mark
Mark 4:16
16Some are like the seeds sown on rocky ground. They hear the word and at once receive it with joy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| are | εἰσιν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| like | ὁμοίως | homoiōs | Adverb | G3668 in like manner |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| sown | σπειρόμενοι | speiromenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4687 I sow, spread, scatter |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| rocky ground | πετρώδη | petrōdē | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4075 rocky, stony |
| hear | ἀκούσωσιν | akousōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| word | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| at once | εὐθὺς | euthys | Adverb | G2112 immediately, soon |
| receive | λαμβάνουσιν | lambanousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| it | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| with | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| joy | χαρᾶς | charas | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5479 joy, gladness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 8:13 · Mark 6:20 · Matthew 13:20–21 · John 5:35 · Ezekiel 33:31–32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.