Matthew
Matthew 13:33
33He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| still another | Ἄλλην | Allēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G243 other, another, different |
| parable | παραβολὴν | parabolēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3850 a parable, comparison |
| The | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| kingdom | βασιλεία | basileia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G932 kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, kingdom |
| of | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| heaven | οὐρανῶν | ouranōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| is | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| like | Ὁμοία | Homoia | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3664 like, similar to |
| leaven | ζύμῃ | zymē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2219 leaven, ferment |
| that | ἣν | hēn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| a woman | γυνὴ | gynē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| took | λαβοῦσα | labousa | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2983 I receive, take |
| mixed | ἐνέκρυψεν | enekrypsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1470 I hide in, mix with |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| three | τρία | tria | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5140 three |
| measures | σάτα | sata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4568 nearly three English gallons |
| of flour | ἀλεύρου | aleurou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G224 meal, flour |
| until | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| all | ὅλον | holon | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3650 all, the whole, entire |
| of it | οὗ | hou | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| was leavened | ἐζυμώθη | ezymōthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2220 I leaven, ferment |
Cross-references
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Galatians 5:9 · 1 Corinthians 5:6–7 · Philippians 2:13–15 · Luke 13:21 · Genesis 18:6 · Proverbs 4:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.