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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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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AlthoughμένmenConjunctionG3303 truly, indeed
itὃhoPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG3739 who, which, what, that
isἐστινestinVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1510 I am, exist
smallestμικρότερονmikroteronAdjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - ComparativeG3398 little, small
of allπάντωνpantōnAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
seedsσπερμάτωνspermatōnNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralG4690 seed, offspring
yetδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
it grows intoαὐξηθῇauxēthēVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularG837 I cause to increase, become greater, grow
the largestμεῖζονmeizonAdjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - ComparativeG3173 large, great
ofτῶνtōnArticle - Genitive Neuter PluralG3588 the
garden plantsλαχάνωνlachanōnNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralG3001 an herb, garden plant
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
becomesγίνεταιginetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG1096 I come into being, am born
a treeδένδρονdendronNoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG1186 a tree
so thatὥστεhōsteConjunctionG5620 so that, therefore
theτὰtaArticle - Accusative Neuter PluralG3588 the
birdsπετεινὰpeteinaNoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG4071 a bird
of theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
airοὐρανοῦouranouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3772 the sky, the heaven
comeἐλθεῖνeltheinVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG2064 I come, go
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
nestκατασκηνοῦνkataskēnounVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG2681 I encamp, tabernacle, dwell
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
itsαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
branchesκλάδοιςkladoisNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG2798 a branch

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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.