Matthew

Matthew 13:3–4

³And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed. ⁴And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.

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Matthew 13:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
He told	ἐλάλησεν	elalēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2980 I speak, say
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
many things	πολλὰ	polla	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4183 much, many, often
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
parables	παραβολαῖς	parabolais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G3850 a parable, comparison
saying	λέγων	legōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3004 I say, speak
A farmer	σπείρων	speirōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4687 I sow, spread, scatter
went out	ἐξῆλθεν	exēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
to sow his seed	σπείρειν	speirein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4687 I sow, spread, scatter

Matthew 13:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
as	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
he was	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
sowing	σπείρειν	speirein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4687 I sow, spread, scatter
some	ἃ	ha	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
fell	ἔπεσεν	epesen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4098 I fall, fall under
along	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
path	ὁδόν	hodon	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3598 a way, road, journey
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
birds	πετεινὰ	peteina	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G4071 a bird
came	ἐλθόντα	elthonta	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural	G2064 I come, go
devoured	κατέφαγεν	katephagen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2719 I eat till it is finished
it	αὐτά	auta	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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Matthew 13:3 Mark 4:2–9 · Mark 4:13 · Psalm 78:2 · Matthew 13:53 · Mark 4:33 · Ezekiel 24:3–14 · Matthew 13:34–35 · Matthew 13:10–13 · 2 Samuel 12:1–7 · Psalm 49:4 · Mark 12:12 · Judges 9:8–20

Matthew 13:4 Matthew 13:18–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.