Matthew
Matthew 25:26
26‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You wicked | Πονηρὲ | Ponēre | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
| lazy | ὀκνηρέ | oknēre | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular | G3636 slothful, backward |
| servant | δοῦλε | doule | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G1401 a male slave |
| replied | Ἀποκριθεὶς | Apokritheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| master | κύριος | kyrios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| You knew | ᾔδεις | ēdeis | Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| I reap | θερίζω | therizō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2325 I reap, gather |
| where | ὅπου | hopou | Adverb | G3699 where, whither |
| I have not sown | ἔσπειρα | espeira | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4687 I sow, spread, scatter |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| gather | συνάγω | synagō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4863 I gather together |
| where | ὅθεν | hothen | Conjunction | G3606 whence, wherefore |
| I have not scattered seed | διεσκόρπισα | dieskorpisa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1287 I scatter, winnow, disperse, waste |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.