Matthew
Matthew 24:38
38For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | ταῖς | tais | Article - Dative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| days | ἡμέραις | hēmerais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G2250 a day |
| before | πρὸ | pro | Preposition | G4253 before |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| flood | κατακλυσμοῦ | kataklysmou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2627 a deluge, flood |
| were | ἦσαν | ēsan | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| eating | τρώγοντες | trōgontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5176 I eat |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| drinking | πίνοντες | pinontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4095 I drink, imbibe |
| marrying | γαμοῦντες | gamountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1060 I marry |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| giving in marriage | γαμίζοντες | gamizontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1061 I give in marriage |
| up to | ἄχρι | achri | Preposition | G891 as far as, up to, until |
| the | ἧς | hēs | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| day | ἡμέρας | hēmeras | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| Noah | Νῶε | Nōe | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3575 Noah |
| entered | εἰσῆλθεν | eisēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| ark | κιβωτόν | kibōton | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2787 an ark |
Cross-references
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Luke 17:26–28 · Romans 13:13–14 · Luke 14:18–20 · Genesis 6:2 · Luke 12:45 · Isaiah 22:12–14 · Luke 12:19 · Amos 6:3–6 · Luke 21:34 · Matthew 22:30 · 1 Corinthians 7:29–31 · Ezekiel 16:49–50
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.