Matthew
Matthew 13:32
32Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Although | μέν | men | Conjunction | G3303 truly, indeed |
| it | ὃ | ho | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| smallest | μικρότερον | mikroteron | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative | G3398 little, small |
| of all | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| seeds | σπερμάτων | spermatōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G4690 seed, offspring |
| yet | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| it grows into | αὐξηθῇ | auxēthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G837 I cause to increase, become greater, grow |
| the largest | μεῖζον | meizon | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
| of | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| garden plants | λαχάνων | lachanōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3001 an herb, garden plant |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| becomes | γίνεται | ginetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| a tree | δένδρον | dendron | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1186 a tree |
| so that | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| birds | πετεινὰ | peteina | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4071 a bird |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| air | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| come | ἐλθεῖν | elthein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2064 I come, go |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| nest | κατασκηνοῦν | kataskēnoun | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2681 I encamp, tabernacle, dwell |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| its | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| branches | κλάδοις | kladois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G2798 a branch |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 31:6 · Daniel 4:12 · Ezekiel 17:23–24 · Acts 21:20 · Romans 15:18–19 · Zechariah 8:20–23 · Daniel 2:44–45 · Daniel 2:34–35 · Zechariah 4:10 · Psalm 104:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.