{
"verseID": "Mark.4.32",
"source": "Καὶ ὅταν σπαρῇ, ἀναβαίνει, καὶ γίνεται πάντων τῶν λαχάνων μείζων, καὶ ποιεῖ κλάδους μεγάλους· ὥστε δύνασθαι ὑπὸ τὴν σκιὰν αὐτοῦ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνοῦν.",
"text": "And *hotan sparē*, *anabainei*, and *ginetai pantōn tōn lachanōn meizōn*, and *poiei kladous megalous*; *hōste dynasthai hypo* the *skian* of it the *peteina* of the *ouranou kataskēnoun*.",
"grammar": {
"*hotan*": "conjunction - when/whenever",
"*sparē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - it might be sown",
"*anabainei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it grows up",
"*ginetai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - it becomes",
"*pantōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - all",
"*lachanōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - garden herbs",
"*meizōn*": "nominative, neuter, singular, comparative - greater",
"*poiei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it makes",
"*kladous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - branches",
"*megalous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - large",
"*hōste*": "conjunction - so that",
"*dynasthai*": "present middle infinitive - to be able",
"*hypo*": "preposition + accusative - under",
"*skian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - shadow",
"*peteina*": "accusative, neuter, plural - birds",
"*ouranou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - heaven/sky",
"*kataskēnoun*": "present active infinitive - to nest"
},
"variants": {
"*anabainei*": "it grows up/comes up",
"*ginetai*": "it becomes/grows to be",
"*lachanōn*": "garden herbs/vegetables/plants",
"*meizōn*": "greater/larger",
"*poiei*": "it makes/produces/puts forth",
"*kladous*": "branches/boughs",
"*megalous*": "large/great",
"*dynasthai*": "to be able/can",
"*skian*": "shadow/shade",
"*peteina*": "birds/flying creatures",
"*kataskēnoun*": "to nest/dwell/make nests"
}
}