Matthew
Matthew 4:21
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,
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Mark 3:17 · Mark 1:19–20 · Matthew 10:2 · Acts 12:2 · Luke 5:10–11 · John 21:2
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.