Mark
Mark 4:32
32But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| after | ὅταν | hotan | Conjunction | G3752 when, whensoever |
| it is planted | σπαρῇ | sparē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4687 I sow, spread, scatter |
| it grows | ἀναβαίνει | anabainei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G305 I go up, mount, ascend |
| to be | γίνεται | ginetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| the largest | μεῖζον | meizon | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
| of all | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| garden plants | λαχάνων | lachanōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3001 an herb, garden plant |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| puts forth | ποιεῖ | poiei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| great | μεγάλους | megalous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3173 large, great |
| branches | κλάδους | kladous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2798 a branch |
| so that | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| birds | πετεινὰ | peteina | Noun - Accusative 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 |
| nest | κατασκηνοῦν | kataskēnoun | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2681 I encamp, tabernacle, dwell |
| in | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| its | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| shade | σκιὰν | skian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4639 a shadow, thick darkness, an outline |
Cross-references
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Daniel 4:20–22 · Daniel 4:10–14 · Ezekiel 31:3–10 · Psalm 80:9–11 · Psalm 91:1 · Song of Solomon 2:3 · Isaiah 11:9 · Lamentations 4:20 · Isaiah 32:2 · Proverbs 4:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.