Matthew
Matthew 11:7
7As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Τούτων | Toutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| were leaving | πορευομένων | poreuomenōn | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| began | ἤρξατο | ērxato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G756 I begin |
| to speak | λέγειν | legein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3004 I say, speak |
| to the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| crowds | ὄχλοις | ochlois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3793 a crowd |
| about | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| John | Ἰωάννου | Iōannou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| did you go out | ἐξήλθατε | exēlthate | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1831 I go out, come out |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| wilderness | ἔρημον | erēmon | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2048 deserted, desolate, a desert |
| to see | θεάσασθαι | theasasthai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle | G2300 I see, behold, contemplate, visit |
| A reed | κάλαμον | kalamon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2563 a reed, reed-pen |
| swaying | σαλευόμενον | saleuomenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4531 I shake, excite |
| in | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| wind | ἀνέμου | anemou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G417 the wind |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 1:6 · John 5:35 · Luke 8:18 · Luke 7:24–30 · Genesis 49:4 · Mark 1:3–5 · Ephesians 4:14 · Luke 3:3–7 · Matthew 21:25 · Matthew 3:1–3 · Matthew 3:5 · 2 Corinthians 1:17–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.