Matthew

Matthew 19:4–5

⁴Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’^a ⁵and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’^b?

Footnotes

a 19:4 Genesis 1:27|GEN 1:27; Genesis 5:2
b 19:5 Genesis 2:24|GEN 2:24(see also LXX)

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Matthew 19:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
answered	ἀποκριθεὶς	apokritheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G611 I answer, reply
Have you not read	ἀνέγνωτε	anegnōte	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G314 I read
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
from	ἀπ’	ap’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
beginning	ἀρχῆς	archēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G746 ruler, beginning
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Creator	κτίσας	ktisas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2936 I create, form, shape, make
made	ἐποίησεν	epoiēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
them	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
male	Ἄρσεν	Arsen	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G730 male
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
female	θῆλυ	thēly	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2338 female

Matthew 19:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
For this reason	Ἕνεκα	Heneka	Preposition	G1752 for the sake of, on account of, wherefore
a man	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
will leave	καταλείψει	kataleipsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2641 I leave behind, abandon
father	πατέρα	patera	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
mother	μητέρα	mētera	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3384 a mother
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
be united to	κολληθήσεται	kollēthēsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2853 I glue, cleave, keep company with
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
wife	γυναικὶ	gynaiki	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1417 two
will become	ἔσονται	esontai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
one	μίαν	mian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1520 one
flesh	σάρκα	sarka	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body

Cross-references

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Matthew 19:4 Genesis 2:23 · Genesis 1:27 · Genesis 5:2 · Luke 10:26 · Malachi 2:15 · Genesis 2:18 · Matthew 22:31 · Mark 12:26 · Mark 12:10 · Matthew 21:42

Matthew 19:5 Genesis 2:21–24 · 1 Corinthians 7:4 · 1 Corinthians 7:2 · Ephesians 5:31 · Mark 10:5–9 · 1 Corinthians 6:16 · Romans 12:9 · Psalm 63:8 · 1 Samuel 18:1 · 1 Kings 11:2 · Psalm 45:10 · Deuteronomy 4:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.