Matthew

Matthew 11:18–19

¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ ¹⁹The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”

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Matthew 11:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
John	Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2491 John
came	Ἦλθεν	Ēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
neither	μήτε	mēte	Conjunction	G3383 nor, neither, not even
eating	ἐσθίων	esthiōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2068 I eat
nor	μήτε	mēte	Conjunction	G3383 nor, neither, not even
drinking	πίνων	pinōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4095 I drink, imbibe
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
they say	λέγουσιν	legousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak
He has	ἔχει	echei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
a demon	Δαιμόνιον	Daimonion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1140 an evil-spirit, demon

Matthew 11:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Son	Υἱὸς	Huios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of Man	ἀνθρώπου	anthrōpou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
came	ἦλθεν	ēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
eating	ἐσθίων	esthiōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2068 I eat
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
drinking	πίνων	pinōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4095 I drink, imbibe
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
they say	λέγουσιν	legousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak
Look	Ἰδοὺ	Idou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
glutton	φάγος	phagos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5314 a glutton
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
drunkard	οἰνοπότης	oinopotēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3630 an excessive wine-drinker
a friend	φίλος	philos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5384 friendly, a friend
of tax collectors	τελωνῶν	telōnōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5057 a collector of taxes
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
sinners	ἁμαρτωλῶν	hamartōlōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G268 sinning, sinful, a sinner
But	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
wisdom	σοφία	sophia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4678 wisdom
is vindicated	ἐδικαιώθη	edikaiōthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1344 I make righteous, defend the cause of, justify
by	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
her	αὐτῆς	autēs	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
actions	ἔργων	ergōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed

Cross-references

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Matthew 11:18 Matthew 3:4 · Luke 1:15 · John 10:20 · Matthew 10:25 · Jeremiah 15:17 · John 8:48 · John 7:20 · Hosea 9:7

Matthew 11:19 Luke 7:34–36 · Matthew 9:10–11 · Luke 15:1–2 · Luke 19:7 · Luke 5:29–30 · Luke 14:1 · 1 Corinthians 1:24–29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.