Matthew

Matthew 28:2

²Suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, rolled away the stone, and sat on it.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Suddenly	ἰδοὺ	idou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
there was	ἐγένετο	egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
a great	μέγας	megas	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3173 large, great
earthquake	σεισμὸς	seismos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4578 an earthquake, storm
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
an angel	ἄγγελος	angelos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G32 an angel, messenger
of	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
descended	καταβὰς	katabas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2597 I go down, come down
from	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
heaven	οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
rolled away	ἀπεκύλισεν	apekylisen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G617 I roll away
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
stone	λίθον	lithon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3037 a stone
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
sat	ἐκάθητο	ekathēto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2521 I sit, am seated
on	ἐπάνω	epanō	Preposition	G1883 on the top, above, superior to
it	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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John 20:12–13 · Luke 24:2–5 · Mark 16:3–5 · Acts 16:26 · Matthew 27:51–53 · John 20:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.