Mark
Mark 4:27
27Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night | νύκτα | nykta | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3571 the night, night-time |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| day | ἡμέραν | hēmeran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| he sleeps | καθεύδῃ | katheudē | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2518 I sleep, am sleeping |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| wakes | ἐγείρηται | egeirētai | Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| seed | σπόρος | sporos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4703 seed for sowing |
| sprouts | βλαστᾷ | blasta | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G985 I sprout, cause to sprout, make to grow up |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| grows | μηκύνηται | mēkynētai | Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3373 I lengthen |
| he | αὐτός | autos | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| knows | οἶδεν | oiden | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| how | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
Cross-references
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Ecclesiastes 11:5 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · Ecclesiastes 8:17 · 1 Corinthians 15:37–38
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.