Matthew 15:21

American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus went out thence, and withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἐκεῖθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὰ μέρη Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος.

Transliteration

And exelthōn from there the Iēsous, anechōrēsen into the merē of Turou and Sidōnos.

Grammar Details

• *Kai*: conjunction - and
• *exelthōn*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having gone out
• *ekeithen*: adverb - from there
• *ho Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *anechōrēsen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he withdrew
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - into
• *ta merē*: accusative, neuter, plural - the regions/parts
• *Turou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Tyre
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *Sidōnos*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Sidon

Word Meanings

• *exelthōn*: having gone out/departed
• *anechōrēsen*: withdrew/departed/went away
• *merē*: regions/parts/districts

Referenced Verses

• Josh 13:6 : 6 all the inhabitants of the hill-country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, even all the Sidonians; them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only allot thou it unto Israel for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
• Josh 19:28-29 : 28 and Ebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Sidon; 29 and the border turned to Ramah, and to the fortified city of Tyre; and the border turned to Hosah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea by the region of Achzib; [
• Judg 1:31 : 31 Asher drove not out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;
• Matt 10:5-6 : 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go not into [any] way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans: 6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
• Matt 11:21-23 : 21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you. 23 And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.
• Mark 7:24-30 : 24 And from thence he arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered into a house, and would have no man know it; and he could not be hid. 25 But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet. 26 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast forth the demon out of her daughter. 27 And he said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. 28 But she answered and saith unto him, Yea, Lord; even the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. 29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the demon is gone out of thy daughter. 30 And she went away unto her house, and found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.
• Gen 49:13 : 13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; And he shall be for a haven of ships; And his border shall be upon Sidon.
• Josh 11:8 : 8 And Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Israel, and they smote them, and chased them unto great Sidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining.