Matthew
Matthew 15:15–17
15Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”
16“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked. 17“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
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 15:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter | Πέτρος | Petros | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| said | Ἀποκριθεὶς | Apokritheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| to Him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Explain | Φράσον | Phrason | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G5419 I declare, explain, interpret |
| this | ταύτην | tautēn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| parable | παραβολήν | parabolēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3850 a parable, comparison |
| to us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
Matthew 15:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do | ἐστε | este | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| still | Ἀκμὴν | Akmēn | Adverb | G188 even now |
| not understand | ἀσύνετοί | asynetoi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G801 unintelligent, unwise, undiscerning |
| asked | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
Matthew 15:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you not yet realize | νοεῖτε | noeite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3539 I understand, consider |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| whatever | πᾶν | pan | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| enters | εἰσπορευόμενον | eisporeuomenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1531 I journey into, go into |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| mouth | στόμα | stoma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4750 the mouth, speech |
| goes | χωρεῖ | chōrei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5562 I make room, go, receive |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| stomach | κοιλίαν | koilian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2836 belly, womb, the inner man |
| and then | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| is eliminated | ἐκβάλλεται | ekballetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1544 I throw, cast, put out, banish, bring forth, produce |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 15:15 Matthew 13:36
Matthew 15:16 Matthew 16:9 · Mark 7:18 · Mark 9:32 · Matthew 15:10 · Luke 9:45 · Luke 18:34 · Isaiah 28:9–10 · Luke 24:45 · Hebrews 5:12 · Matthew 16:11 · Matthew 13:51 · Mark 6:52
Matthew 15:17 Luke 6:45 · 1 Corinthians 6:13 · Matthew 7:19–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.