Matthew
Matthew 21:24
24“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
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.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will also ask | Ἐρωτήσω | Erōtēsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2065 I ask, question, request |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| one | ἕνα | hena | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1520 one |
| question | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| replied | Ἀποκριθεὶς | Apokritheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| you answer | εἴπητέ | eipēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| I | κἀγὼ | kagō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G2504 I also, I too |
| will tell | ἐρῶ | erō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2046 I say, speak |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| by | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| what | ποίᾳ | poia | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4169 of what sort |
| authority | ἐξουσίᾳ | exousia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1849 power, authority, weight |
| I am doing | ποιῶ | poiō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| these things | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
Cross-references
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Luke 6:9 · Colossians 4:6 · Matthew 10:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.