Matthew

Matthew 11:17

¹⁷‘We played the flute for you,

and you did not dance;

we sang a dirge,

and you did not mourn.’

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We played the flute	Ηὐλήσαμεν	Ēulēsamen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G832 I play the flute, pipe
for you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
and	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
you did not dance	ὠρχήσασθε	ōrchēsasthe	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G3738 I dance
we sang a dirge	Ἐθρηνήσαμεν	Ethrēnēsamen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2354 I wail, lament
and	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
you did not mourn	ἐκόψασθε	ekopsasthe	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G2875 I cut off, mourn

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.