Matthew
Matthew 13:34–35
34Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable. 35So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet:
“I will open My mouth in parables;
I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”e
Footnotes
- e 13:35 Psalm 78:2|PSA 78:2(see also LXX); SBL, NE, and WH do not include of the world.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Matthew 13:34
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| spoke | ἐλάλησεν | elalēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| all | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| these things | Ταῦτα | Tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| to the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| crowds | ὄχλοις | ochlois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3793 a crowd |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| parables | παραβολαῖς | parabolais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G3850 a parable, comparison |
| He did not tell them anything | ἐλάλει | elalei | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| without using | χωρὶς | chōris | Preposition | G5565 apart from, without |
| a parable | παραβολῆς | parabolēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3850 a parable, comparison |
Matthew 13:35
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | ὅπως | hopōs | Conjunction | G3704 how, in order that, so that |
| was fulfilled | πληρωθῇ | plērōthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4137 I fill, fulfill, complete |
| what | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| was spoken | ῥηθὲν | rhēthen | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2046 I say, speak |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| prophet | προφήτου | prophētou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4396 a prophet, poet |
| I will open | Ἀνοίξω | Anoixō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G455 I open |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| mouth | στόμα | stoma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4750 the mouth, speech |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| parables | παραβολαῖς | parabolais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G3850 a parable, comparison |
| I will utter | ἐρεύξομαι | ereuxomai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G2044 I utter, declare |
| things hidden | κεκρυμμένα | kekrymmena | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2928 I hide, conceal, lay up |
| since | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| foundation | καταβολῆς | katabolēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2602 a foundation, depositing, sowing |
| world | κόσμου | kosmou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
Cross-references
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Matthew 13:34 John 16:25 · Mark 4:33–34 · Matthew 13:13
Matthew 13:35 Psalm 78:2 · Ephesians 3:9 · Romans 16:25–26 · 1 Peter 1:20–21 · 1 Corinthians 2:7 · John 17:24 · Amos 3:7 · Matthew 25:34 · Colossians 1:25–26 · Ephesians 3:5 · Isaiah 42:9 · 2 Timothy 1:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.