Matthew
Matthew 12:1
1At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | Ἐν | En | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| that | ἐκείνῳ | ekeinō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| time | καιρῷ | kairō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2540 fitting season, opportunity, time |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| went | ἐπορεύθη | eporeuthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| grainfields | σπορίμων | sporimōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G4702 sown, sown fields |
| on the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| Sabbath | σάββασιν | sabbasin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G4521 the Sabbath, a week |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| disciples | μαθηταὶ | mathētai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| were hungry | ἐπείνασαν | epeinasan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3983 I am hungry, needy |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| began | ἤρξαντο | ērxanto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G756 I begin |
| to pick | τίλλειν | tillein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G5089 I pluck, pluck off |
| heads of grain | στάχυας | stachyas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4719 a head of grain |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| eat | ἐσθίειν | esthiein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2068 I eat |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 23:25 · Mark 2:23–28 · Luke 6:1–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.