Matthew

Matthew 13:26–30

26When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

27The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

28‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.

So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

29‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them. 30Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”

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Matthew 13:26

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
WhenὅτεhoteAdverbG3753 when
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
wheatχόρτοςchortosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5528 grass, hay
sproutedἐβλάστησενeblastēsenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG985 I sprout, cause to sprout, make to grow up
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
boreἐποίησενepoiēsenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG4160 I do, make
grainκαρπὸνkarponNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2590 fruit, result, gain
thenτότεtoteAdverbG5119 then
theτὰtaArticle - Nominative Neuter PluralG3588 the
weedsζιζάνιαzizaniaNoun - Nominative Neuter PluralG2215 spurious wheat, darnel
alsoκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
appearedἐφάνηephanēVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularG5316 I shine, appear, seem

Matthew 13:27

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
TheοἱhoiArticle - Nominative Masculine PluralG3588 the
owner’sοἰκοδεσπότουoikodespotouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3617 a head of a household
servantsδοῦλοιdouloiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG1401 a male slave
cameΠροσελθόντεςProselthontesVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG4334 I come near, consent to
to himαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
saidεἶπονeiponVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
SirΚύριεKyrieNoun - Vocative Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
didn’t you sowἔσπειραςespeirasVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularG4687 I sow, spread, scatter
goodκαλὸνkalonAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG2570 beautiful, good, worthy
seedσπέρμαspermaNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG4690 seed, offspring
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
yourσῷsōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 2nd Person SingularG4674 yours, thy, thine
fieldἀγρῷagrōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG68 a field, the country
WhereπόθενpothenAdverbG4159 whence
thenοὖνounConjunctionG3767 therefore, then
didἔχειecheiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2192 I have, hold, possess
weedsζιζάνιαzizaniaNoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG2215 spurious wheat, darnel

Matthew 13:28

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
An enemyἘχθρὸςEchthrosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG2190 hated, hostile, an enemy
didἐποίησενepoiēsenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG4160 I do, make
thisτοῦτοtoutoDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
he repliedἔφηephēVerb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG5346 I say
servantsδοῦλοιdouloiNoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG1401 a male slave
askedλέγουσινlegousinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG3004 I say, speak
himαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Do you wantΘέλειςTheleisVerb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularG2309 I will, wish, desire
us to goἀπελθόντεςapelthontesVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG565 I come or go away from, depart, return
pull them upσυλλέξωμενsyllexōmenVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person PluralG4816 I collect, gather

Matthew 13:29

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
NoΟὔOuAdverbG3756 no, not
he saidφησινphēsinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG5346 I say
ifποτεpoteConjunctionG4219 when, at what time
you pullσυλλέγοντεςsyllegontesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG4816 I collect, gather
theτὰtaArticle - Accusative Neuter PluralG3588 the
weedsζιζάνιαzizaniaNoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG2215 spurious wheat, darnel
you might uprootἐκριζώσητεekrizōsēteVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person PluralG1610 I root out, root up
theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
wheatσῖτονsitonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG4621 wheat, grain
withἅμαhamaPrepositionG260 at the same time, along with
themαὐτοῖςautoisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Matthew 13:30

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
LetἄφετεapheteVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralG863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
bothἀμφότεραamphoteraAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralG297 both of two
grow togetherσυναυξάνεσθαιsynauxanesthaiVerb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveG4885 I grow together
untilἕωςheōsPrepositionG2193 until, as far as
theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
harvestθερισμοῦtherismouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2326 reaping, harvest
At that timeἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
I will tellἐρῶerōVerb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG2046 I say, speak
theτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Masculine PluralG3588 the
harvestersθερισταῖςtheristaisNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG2327 a reaper, harvester
FirstπρῶτονprōtonAdverb - SuperlativeG4412 first, before
collectΣυλλέξατεSyllexateVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralG4816 I collect, gather
theτὰtaArticle - Accusative Neuter PluralG3588 the
weedsζιζάνιαzizaniaNoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG2215 spurious wheat, darnel
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
tieδήσατεdēsateVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralG1210 I bind
themαὐτὰautaPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
inεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
bundlesδέσμαςdesmasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG1197 a bundle
toπρὸςprosPrepositionG4314 to, towards, with
be burnedκατακαῦσαιkatakausaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG2618 I burn up, consume entirely
thenδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
gatherσυναγάγετεsynagageteVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralG4863 I gather together
wheatσῖτονsitonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG4621 wheat, grain
intoεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
myμουmouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularG1473 I
barnἀποθήκηνapothēkēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG596 a repository, granary, barn, storehouse

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Matthew 13:26 Mark 4:26–29

Matthew 13:27 Romans 16:17 · 2 Corinthians 6:1 · 2 Corinthians 5:18–20 · 2 Corinthians 6:4 · 1 Corinthians 16:10 · 1 Corinthians 12:28–29

Matthew 13:28 1 Corinthians 5:3–7 · 1 Thessalonians 5:14

Matthew 13:30 Matthew 3:12 · 1 Timothy 5:24 · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · Malachi 3:18–4:1 · John 15:6 · Matthew 13:39–43 · Matthew 25:32 · Matthew 25:41 · Luke 3:17 · Matthew 25:6–13

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