Matthew

Matthew 4:19–22

¹⁹“Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” ²⁰And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

²¹Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them, ²²and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

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Matthew 4:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Come	Δεῦτε	Deute	Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Plural	G1205 come hither, come, hither
follow	Δεῦτε	Deute	Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Plural	G1205 come hither, come, hither
Me	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
said	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
I will make	ποιήσω	poiēsō	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
fishers	ἁλιεῖς	halieis	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G231 a fisherman
of men	ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G444 a man, one of the human race

Matthew 4:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
at once	εὐθέως	eutheōs	Adverb	G2112 immediately, soon
they left	ἀφέντες	aphentes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
nets	δίκτυα	diktya	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1350 a fishing-net
followed	ἠκολούθησαν	ēkolouthēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G190 I accompany, attend, follow
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Matthew 4:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Going on	προβὰς	probas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4260 I go forward
from there	ἐκεῖθεν	ekeithen	Adverb	G1564 thence, from that place
He saw	εἶδεν	eiden	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1417 two
other	ἄλλους	allous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G243 other, another, different
brothers	ἀδελφούς	adelphous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
James	Ἰάκωβον	Iakōbon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2385 James
of Zebedee	Ζεβεδαίου	Zebedaiou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2199 Zebedee
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
brother	ἀδελφὸν	adelphon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
John	Ἰωάννην	Iōannēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2491 John
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
a boat	πλοίῳ	ploiō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4143 a ship, vessel
with	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
father	πατρὸς	patros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
Zebedee	Ζεβεδαίου	Zebedaiou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2199 Zebedee
mending	καταρτίζοντας	katartizontas	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2675 I fit together, prepare
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
nets	δίκτυα	diktya	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1350 a fishing-net
called	ἐκάλεσεν	ekalesen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2564 I call, invite, name
them	αὐτούς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Matthew 4:22

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
immediately	εὐθέως	eutheōs	Adverb	G2112 immediately, soon
they left	ἀφέντες	aphentes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
boat	πλοῖον	ploion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4143 a ship, vessel
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
father	πατέρα	patera	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
followed	ἠκολούθησαν	ēkolouthēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G190 I accompany, attend, follow
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same