Matthew
Matthew 24:3
3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| was sitting | Καθημένου | Kathēmenou | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2521 I sit, am seated |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Mount | ὄρους | orous | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3735 a mountain |
| of Olives | Ἐλαιῶν | Elaiōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G1636 an olive tree |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| disciples | μαθηταὶ | mathētai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| came to | προσῆλθον | prosēlthon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4334 I come near, consent to |
| Him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| privately | ἰδίαν | idian | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2398 one's own, private, personal |
| Tell | Εἰπὲ | Eipe | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| they said | λέγοντες | legontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| when | πότε | pote | Conjunction | G4219 when, at what time |
| these things | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| happen | ἔσται | estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| what | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| sign | σημεῖον | sēmeion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4592 a sign, miracle, indication |
| of Your | σῆς | sēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 2nd Person Singular | G4674 yours, thy, thine |
| coming | παρουσίας | parousias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3952 presence, a coming, arrival, advent |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| of the end | συντελείας | synteleias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4930 a completion, consummation, end |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| age | αἰῶνος | aiōnos | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
Cross-references
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Mark 13:3–4 · Acts 1:7 · 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 · Matthew 24:37 · Matthew 13:49 · Matthew 13:39–40 · Daniel 12:6–8 · Luke 21:7 · Matthew 24:32–33 · Matthew 21:1 · Matthew 24:27 · Hebrews 9:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.