Matthew
Matthew 12:11
11He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He replied | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| If | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| one | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| of | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| has | ἕξει | hexei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| a | ἕν | hen | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1520 one |
| sheep | πρόβατον | probaton | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4263 a sheep |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| it | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| falls | ἐμπέσῃ | empesē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1706 I fall in, am cast in |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| a pit | βόθυνον | bothynon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G999 a pit, ditch |
| on the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| Sabbath | σάββασιν | sabbasin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G4521 the Sabbath, a week |
| will he not take hold of | κρατήσει | kratēsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2902 I lay hold of, obtain |
| it | αὐτὸ | auto | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| lift | ἐγερεῖ | egerei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.