Matthew
Matthew 27:65–66
65“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” 66So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
Word by word
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Matthew 27:65
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You have | Ἔχετε | Echete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| a guard | κουστωδίαν | koustōdian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2892 a guard |
| Pilate | Πιλᾶτος | Pilatos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4091 Pilate |
| said | Ἔφη | Ephē | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5346 I say |
| Go | ὑπάγετε | hypagete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5217 I go away, depart |
| make | ἀσφαλίσασθε | asphalisasthe | Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G805 I make safe |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| you know | οἴδατε | oidate | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
Matthew 27:66
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| they went | πορευθέντες | poreuthentes | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| secured the tomb | ἠσφαλίσαντο | ēsphalisanto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G805 I make safe |
| by sealing | σφραγίσαντες | sphragisantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4972 I set a seal upon |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| stone | λίθον | lithon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3037 a stone |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| guard | κουστωδίας | koustōdias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2892 a guard |
Cross-references
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Matthew 27:65 Matthew 27:66
Matthew 27:66 Daniel 6:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.