Matthew

Matthew 4:2–4

²After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.

³The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

⁴But Jesus answered, “It is written:

‘Man shall not live on bread alone,

but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’^a”

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After fasting	νηστεύσας	nēsteusas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3522 I fast
forty	τεσσεράκοντα	tesserakonta	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5062 forty
days	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
forty	τεσσεράκοντα	tesserakonta	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5062 forty
nights	νύκτας	nyktas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3571 the night, night-time
He was hungry	ἐπείνασεν	epeinasen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3983 I am hungry, needy

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
tempter	πειράζων	peirazōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3985 I try, tempt, test
came	προσελθὼν	proselthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4334 I come near, consent to
to Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
If	Εἰ	Ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
You are	εἶ	ei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
Son	Υἱὸς	Huios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
tell	εἰπὲ	eipe	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
these	οὗτοι	houtoi	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
stones	λίθοι	lithoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3037 a stone
to become	γένωνται	genōntai	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G1096 I come into being, am born
bread	ἄρτοι	artoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G740 bread, a loaf, food

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
answered	ἀποκριθεὶς	apokritheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G611 I answer, reply
It is written	Γέγραπται	Gegraptai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1125 I write
Man	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
shall not live	ζήσεται	zēsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G2198 I live
on	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
bread	ἄρτῳ	artō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G740 bread, a loaf, food
alone	μόνῳ	monō	Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular	G3441 only, solitary, desolate
but	Ἀλλ’	All’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
every	παντὶ	panti	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
word	ῥήματι	rhēmati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4487 a thing spoken
that comes	ἐκπορευομένῳ	ekporeuomenō	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Singular	G1607 I journey out, come forth
from	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
mouth	στόματος	stomatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4750 the mouth, speech
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Matthew 4:2 Deuteronomy 9:18 · Exodus 34:28 · 1 Kings 19:8 · Luke 4:2 · Deuteronomy 9:9 · Exodus 24:18 · Deuteronomy 9:25 · Deuteronomy 18:18 · Mark 11:12 · John 4:6 · Hebrews 2:14–17

Matthew 4:3 1 Thessalonians 3:5 · Genesis 3:1–5 · Numbers 11:4–6 · Luke 22:31–32 · Revelation 2:10 · Psalm 78:17–20 · Job 2:4–7 · Job 1:9–12 · Genesis 25:29–34 · Revelation 12:9–11 · Matthew 3:17

Matthew 4:4 Deuteronomy 8:3 · Luke 4:4 · John 6:63 · John 6:31–59 · Romans 15:4 · Ephesians 6:17 · Exodus 16:15 · Luke 4:8 · Exodus 16:35 · Exodus 16:8 · Matthew 4:10 · John 6:5–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.