Matthew
Matthew 18:12
12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| think | δοκεῖ | dokei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1380 I think, seem, appear, it seems |
| If | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| a | τινι | tini | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| man | ἀνθρώπῳ | anthrōpō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| has | γένηταί | genētai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| a hundred | ἑκατὸν | hekaton | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1540 one hundred |
| sheep | πρόβατα | probata | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G4263 a sheep |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| one | ἓν | hen | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1520 one |
| of | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| goes astray | πλανηθῇ | planēthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4105 I lead astray, deceive |
| will he not leave | ἀφήσει | aphēsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| ninety-nine | ἐνενήκοντα | enenēkonta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1768 ninety |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| hills | ὄρη | orē | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3735 a mountain |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| go out | πορευθεὶς | poreutheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| to search for | ζητεῖ | zētei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2212 I seek, search for, desire |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| that is lost | πλανώμενον | planōmenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4105 I lead astray, deceive |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 34:12 · Luke 15:4–7 · Ezekiel 34:16 · Isaiah 53:6 · Ezekiel 34:28 · 1 Peter 2:25 · Ezekiel 34:6 · Matthew 12:11 · Psalm 119:176 · John 10:11–21 · Jeremiah 50:6 · Matthew 21:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.