Matthew
Matthew 24:27
27For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| just as | ὥσπερ | hōsper | Adverb | G5618 just as, as |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| lightning | ἀστραπὴ | astrapē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G796 a flash of lightning, brightness, luster |
| comes | ἐξέρχεται | exerchetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1831 I go out, come out |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| east | ἀνατολῶν | anatolōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G395 rising of the sun, the East |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| flashes | φαίνεται | phainetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G5316 I shine, appear, seem |
| as far as | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| west | δυσμῶν | dysmōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G1424 a setting of the sun, the West |
| so | οὕτως | houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| will be | ἔσται | estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| coming | παρουσία | parousia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3952 presence, a coming, arrival, advent |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Son | Υἱοῦ | Huiou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| of Man | ἀνθρώπου | anthrōpou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 17:24–37 · Zechariah 9:14 · Job 37:3 · Isaiah 30:30 · Malachi 3:2 · James 5:8 · Malachi 4:5 · 2 Peter 3:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.