Matthew

Matthew 11:12

¹²From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence,^f and the violent lay claim to it.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3588 the
days	ἡμερῶν	hēmerōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
of John	Ἰωάννου	Iōannou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2491 John
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Baptist	Βαπτιστοῦ	Baptistou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G910 the baptizer, the Baptist
until	ἕως	heōs	Preposition	G2193 until, as far as
now	ἄρτι	arti	Adverb	G737 now, just now
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
kingdom	βασιλεία	basileia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom
of	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
heaven	οὐρανῶν	ouranōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3772 the sky, the heaven
has been subject to violence	βιάζεται	biazetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G971 I use force, violence, suffer violence
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
violent	βιασταὶ	biastai	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G973 a forceful, violent man
lay claim	ἁρπάζουσιν	harpazousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G726 I seize, snatch, obtain by robbery
to it	αὐτήν	autēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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