Matthew
Matthew 12:45
45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | τότε | tote | Adverb | G5119 then |
| it goes | πορεύεται | poreuetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| brings with it | παραλαμβάνει | paralambanei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3880 I take, receive |
| seven | ἑπτὰ | hepta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2033 seven |
| other | ἕτερα | hetera | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2087 another, different |
| spirits | πνεύματα | pneumata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| more wicked | πονηρότερα | ponērotera | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparative | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
| than itself | ἑαυτοῦ | heautou | Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they go in | εἰσελθόντα | eiselthonta | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| dwell | κατοικεῖ | katoikei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2730 I dwell in, settle in, inhabit |
| there | ἐκεῖ | ekei | Adverb | G1563 there, yonder, thither |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| final | ἔσχατα | eschata | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2078 last, at the last, finally |
| of | ἐκείνου | ekeinou | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| that | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| man | ἀνθρώπου | anthrōpou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| is | γίνεται | ginetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| worse | χείρονα | cheirona | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - Comparative | G5501 worse |
| than the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| first | πρώτων | prōtōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G4413 first, before |
| So | οὕτως | houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| will it be | ἔσται | estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| with this | ταύτῃ | tautē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| wicked | πονηρᾷ | ponēra | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
| generation | γενεᾷ | genea | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1074 a generation |
Cross-references
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Luke 11:26 · Hebrews 10:26–31 · Hebrews 6:4–8 · Mark 5:9 · 2 Peter 2:14–22 · Jude 1:10–13 · Mark 16:9 · John 15:22–24 · 1 John 5:16–17 · Hebrews 10:39 · Romans 11:8–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.