Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Luke.8.9", "source": "Ἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, λέγοντες, Τίς εἴη ἡ παραβολὴ αὕτη;", "text": "But *epērōtōn* him his *mathētai*, *legontes*, What *eiē* the *parabolē hautē*?", "grammar": { "*epērōtōn*": "imperfect, 3rd plural - were asking/questioning", "*mathētai*": "nominative, masculine plural - disciples", "*legontes*": "present participle, masculine nominative plural - saying", "*eiē*": "present optative, 3rd singular - might be", "*parabolē*": "nominative, feminine singular - parable", "*hautē*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine nominative singular - this" }, "variants": { "*epērōtōn*": "were asking/were questioning/were inquiring", "*mathētai*": "disciples/pupils/followers", "*eiē*": "might be/could be/would be", "*parabolē*": "parable/illustration/comparison/analogy" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 13:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.10", "source": "Καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ, εἶπον αὐτῷ, Διὰ τί ἐν παραβολαῖς λαλεῖς αὐτοῖς;", "text": "And *proselthontes* the *mathētai*, *eipon* to him, Through what in *parabolais laleis* to them?", "grammar": { "*proselthontes*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come to", "*mathētai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - disciples", "*eipon*": "aorist, 3rd plural - said/spoke", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him", "*Dia ti*": "preposition + interrogative - why/for what reason", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*parabolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - parables", "*laleis*": "present, 2nd singular - you speak", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them" }, "variants": { "*proselthontes*": "having come to/approached/drawn near", "*mathētai*": "disciples/students/followers", "*eipon*": "said/spoke/told", "*Dia ti*": "why/for what reason/for what purpose", "*parabolais*": "parables/similitudes/analogies", "*laleis*": "you speak/talk/say" } }
  • Matt 13:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.18", "source": "¶Ὑμεῖς οὖν ἀκούσατε τὴν παραβολὴν τοῦ σπείροντος.", "text": "You therefore *akousate* the *parabolēn tou speirontos*.", "grammar": { "*Hymeis*": "nominative, plural - you", "*oun*": "conjunction - therefore/then", "*akousate*": "aorist imperative, 2nd plural - hear", "*parabolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - parable", "*tou speirontos*": "genitive article + present participle, genitive, masculine, singular - of the sower" }, "variants": { "*akousate*": "hear/listen to [command]", "*parabolēn*": "parable/similitude/analogy", "*tou speirontos*": "of the sower/of the one sowing" } }
  • Mark 4:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Mark.4.10", "source": "Ὅτε δὲ ἐγένετο κατα μόνας, ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν οἱ περὶ αὐτὸν σὺν τοῖς δώδεκα τὴν παραβολήν.", "text": "*Hote de egeneto kata monas*, *ērōtēsan* him those *peri* him with the *dōdeka* the *parabolēn*.", "grammar": { "*Hote*": "conjunction - when", "*de*": "conjunction - and/but", "*egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he was", "*kata monas*": "adverbial phrase - alone/by himself", "*ērōtēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - asked", "*peri*": "preposition + accusative - around/about", "*dōdeka*": "indeclinable numeral - twelve", "*parabolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - parable" }, "variants": { "*Hote*": "when/while", "*egeneto*": "he was/came to be", "*kata monas*": "alone/by himself/in private", "*peri*": "around/about", "*dōdeka*": "twelve [disciples]", "*parabolēn*": "parable/analogy/comparison" } }
  • Mark 4:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Mark.4.34", "source": "Χωρὶς δὲ παραβολῆς οὐκ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς: κατʼ ἰδίαν δὲ, τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ ἐπέλυεν πάντα.", "text": "*Chōris de parabolēs* not *elalei* to them: *kat' idian de*, to the *mathētais* of him *epelyen panta*.", "grammar": { "*Chōris*": "preposition + genitive - without/apart from", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*parabolēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - parable", "*elalei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was speaking", "*kat' idian*": "adverbial phrase - privately", "*mathētais*": "dative, masculine, plural - disciples", "*epelyen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was explaining", "*panta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - all things" }, "variants": { "*Chōris*": "without/apart from", "*parabolēs*": "parable/analogy/comparison", "*elalei*": "he was speaking/talking", "*kat' idian*": "privately/alone/in private", "*mathētais*": "disciples/students/followers", "*epelyen*": "he was explaining/interpreting/solving", "*panta*": "all things/everything" } }
  • Mark 7:17-18 : 17 { "verseID": "Mark.7.17", "source": "Καὶ ὅτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς οἶκον ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου, ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ περὶ τῆς παραβολῆς.", "text": "And when he *eisēlthen* into *oikon* from the *ochlou*, *epērōtōn* him the *mathētai* of him about the *parabolēs*.", "grammar": { "*eisēlthen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - he entered", "*oikon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - house", "*ochlou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - crowd", "*epērōtōn*": "imperfect active, 3rd plural - they were asking/questioning", "*mathētai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - disciples", "*parabolēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - parable/analogy" }, "variants": { "*eisēlthen*": "entered/went into", "*oikon*": "house/home/household", "*epērōtōn*": "were questioning/asking/inquiring about", "*parabolēs*": "parable/analogy/illustration" } } 18 { "verseID": "Mark.7.18", "source": "Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀσύνετοί ἐστε; Οὐ νοεῖτε, ὅτι πᾶν τὸ ἔξωθεν εἰσπορευόμενον εἰς τὸν ἄνθρωπον, οὐ δύναται αὐτὸν κοινῶσαι·", "text": "And he *legei* to them, Thus also you *asynetoi* are? Not *noeite*, that all the from *exōthen* *eisporeuomenon* into the *anthrōpon*, not *dynatai* him *koinōsai*;", "grammar": { "*legei*": "present active, 3rd singular - he says", "*asynetoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - without understanding", "*noeite*": "present active, 2nd plural - you perceive/understand", "*exōthen*": "adverb - from outside", "*eisporeuomenon*": "present middle participle, nominative, neuter, singular - entering", "*anthrōpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - man", "*dynatai*": "present middle, 3rd singular - is able", "*koinōsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to defile/make unclean" }, "variants": { "*asynetoi*": "without understanding/dull/unintelligent", "*noeite*": "perceive/understand/comprehend", "*eisporeuomenon*": "entering/going into", "*koinōsai*": "defile/make ritually unclean/pollute" } }
  • John 15:15 : 15 { "verseID": "John.15.15", "source": "Οὐκέτι ὑμᾶς λέγω δούλους· ὅτι ὁ δοῦλος οὐκ οἶδεν τί ποιεῖ αὐτοῦ ὁ κύριος: ὑμᾶς δὲ εἴρηκα φίλους· ὅτι πάντα ἃ ἤκουσα παρὰ τοῦ Πατρός μου ἐγνώρισα ὑμῖν.", "text": "*Ouketi humas legō doulous*; *hoti ho doulos ouk oiden ti poiei autou ho kurios*: *humas de eirēka philous*; *hoti panta ha ēkousa para tou Patros mou egnōrisa humin*.", "grammar": { "*Ouketi*": "adverb with negative - no longer", "*humas*": "accusative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]", "*legō*": "present indicative, active, first person singular - I call/name", "*doulous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - slaves/servants", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because", "*ho doulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the slave/servant", "*ouk oiden*": "negative + perfect indicative (with present meaning), active, third person singular - does not know", "*ti*": "accusative, neuter, singular, interrogative pronoun - what", "*poiei*": "present indicative, active, third person singular - does", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, pronoun - his/of him", "*ho kurios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the lord/master", "*humas*": "accusative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*eirēka*": "perfect indicative, active, first person singular - I have called", "*philous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - friends", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because", "*panta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - all things", "*ha*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - which", "*ēkousa*": "aorist indicative, active, first person singular - I heard", "*para*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*tou Patros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - the Father", "*mou*": "genitive, singular, first person pronoun - my/of me", "*egnōrisa*": "aorist indicative, active, first person singular - I made known", "*humin*": "dative, plural, second person pronoun - to you [plural]" }, "variants": { "*doulous*": "slaves/servants/bondservants", "*oiden*": "knows/understands/perceives", "*kurios*": "lord/master/owner", "*eirēka*": "have called/have named/have designated", "*philous*": "friends/loved ones/dear ones", "*ēkousa*": "heard/learned/was told", "*egnōrisa*": "made known/revealed/explained" } }
  • Matt 13:36 : 36 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.36", "source": "Τότε ἀφεὶς τοὺς ὄχλους, ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν ὁ Ἰησοῦς: καὶ προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, λέγοντες, Φράσον ἡμῖν τὴν παραβολὴν τῶν ζιζανίων τοῦ ἀγροῦ.", "text": "Then *apheis tous ochlous*, *ēlthen eis tēn oikian ho Iēsous*: and *prosēlthon autō hoi mathētai autou*, *legontes*, *Phrason hēmin tēn parabolēn tōn zizaniōn tou agrou*.", "grammar": { "*apheis*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having left/sent away", "*tous ochlous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the crowds", "*ēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - came/went", "*eis tēn oikian*": "to the house", "*ho Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*prosēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - came to/approached", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him", "*hoi mathētai autou*": "nominative, masculine, plural - his disciples", "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying", "*Phrason*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - explain/declare", "*hēmin*": "dative, 1st person plural - to us", "*tēn parabolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the parable", "*tōn zizaniōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of the tares", "*tou agrou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the field" }, "variants": { "*apheis*": "leaving/dismissing/sending away", "*ochlous*": "crowds/multitudes", "*ēlthen*": "came/went", "*oikian*": "house/home/dwelling", "*prosēlthon*": "came to/approached", "*mathētai*": "disciples/students/followers", "*Phrason*": "explain/interpret/make clear", "*parabolēn*": "parable/comparison", "*zizaniōn*": "tares/weeds/darnel", "*agrou*": "field/land" } }
  • Matt 15:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Matthew.15.15", "source": "Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Φράσον ἡμῖν τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην.", "text": "*Apokritheis* *de* the *Petros* *eipen* to him, *Phrason* to us the *parabolēn* this.", "grammar": { "*Apokritheis*": "aorist participle, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*ho Petros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Peter", "*eipen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he said", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him", "*Phrason*": "aorist imperative, active, 2nd person singular - explain", "*hēmin*": "dative, plural - to us", "*tēn parabolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the parable", "*tautēn*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, feminine, singular - this" }, "variants": { "*Apokritheis*": "having answered/responded", "*eipen*": "said/spoke/told", "*Phrason*": "explain/interpret/declare", "*parabolēn*": "parable/comparison/analogy" } }
  • Hos 6:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Hosea.6.3", "source": "וְנֵדְעָ֣ה נִרְדְּפָ֗ה לָדַ֙עַת֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה כְּשַׁ֖חַר נָכ֣וֹן מֽוֹצָא֑וֹ וְיָב֤וֹא כַגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ לָ֔נוּ כְּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ י֥וֹרֶה אָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And-*nēḏә'āh* *nirdәp̄āh* to-*lāḏa'aṯ* *ʾeṯ*-*YHWH*; like-*šaḥar* *nāḵôn* *môṣāʾô*, and-*yāḇôʾ* like-the-*gešem* to-us, like-*malqôš* *yôreh* *ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*nēḏә'āh*": "cohortative, 1st person plural - let us know", "*nirdәp̄āh*": "cohortative, 1st person plural - let us pursue", "*lāḏa'aṯ*": "infinitive construct with preposition - to know", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*šaḥar*": "noun, masculine singular - dawn", "*nāḵôn*": "Niphal participle, masculine singular - established/fixed", "*môṣāʾô*": "noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his going forth", "*yāḇôʾ*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will come", "*gešem*": "noun, masculine singular - rain/shower", "*malqôš*": "noun, masculine singular - latter rain/spring rain", "*yôreh*": "Hiphil participle - waters/gives early rain to", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*šaḥar*": "dawn/morning/daybreak", "*nāḵôn*": "established/fixed/certain", "*môṣāʾô*": "his going forth/his appearance/his rising", "*gešem*": "rain/shower/downpour", "*malqôš*": "latter rain/spring rain (March-April)", "*yôreh*": "early rain/autumn rain/teaches" } }