Matthew
Matthew 8:9
9For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| myself | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| am | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a man | ἄνθρωπός | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| under | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| authority | ἐξουσίαν | exousian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1849 power, authority, weight |
| with | ἔχων | echōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| soldiers | στρατιώτας | stratiōtas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4757 a soldier |
| under | ὑπ’ | hyp’ | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| me | ἐμαυτὸν | emauton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Singular | G1683 of myself |
| I tell | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| to go | Πορεύθητι | Poreuthēti | Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he goes | πορεύεται | poreuetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| another | ἄλλῳ | allō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G243 other, another, different |
| to come | Ἔρχου | Erchou | Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he comes | ἔρχεται | erchetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| servant | δούλῳ | doulō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G1401 a male slave |
| to do | Ποίησον | Poiēson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| something | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he does | ποιεῖ | poiei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Titus 2:9 · Psalm 107:25–29 · Luke 7:8 · Psalm 119:91 · Luke 4:39 · Colossians 3:22 · Luke 4:35–36 · Psalm 148:8 · Job 38:34–35 · Mark 4:39–41 · Ezekiel 14:17–21 · Jeremiah 47:6–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.