Matthew 11:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Τούτων δὲ πορευομένων, ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγειν τοῖς ὄχλοις περὶ Ἰωάννου, Τί ἐξήλθετε εἰς τὴν ἔρημον θεάσασθαι; Κάλαμον ὑπὸ ἀνέμου σαλευόμενον;

Transliteration

These de poreuomenōn, ērxato the Iēsous legein to the ochlois about Iōannou, What exēlthete into the erēmon theasasthai? Kalamon by anemou saleuomenon?

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
*poreuomenōn*: present participle, middle, genitive, masculine, plural - going/departing
*ērxato*: aorist, middle, 3rd singular - began
*Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
*legein*: present infinitive, active - to say/speak
*ochlois*: dative, masculine, plural - crowds
*Iōannou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of John
*exēlthete*: aorist, active, 2nd plural - you went out
*erēmon*: accusative, feminine, singular - wilderness/desert
*theasasthai*: aorist infinitive, middle - to see/behold
*Kalamon*: accusative, masculine, singular - reed
*anemou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of wind
*saleuomenon*: present participle, passive, accusative, masculine, singular - being shaken

Word Meanings

*poreuomenōn*: going/departing/journeying
*ērxato*: began/started
*legein*: to say/speak/tell
*ochlois*: crowds/multitudes
*exēlthete*: you went out/came out
*erēmon*: wilderness/desert/desolate place
*theasasthai*: to see/behold/look at
*Kalamon*: reed/staff
*saleuomenon*: being shaken/swayed/agitated

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Referenced Verses

Eph 4:14 : 14 that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, {G3588} after the wiles of error;
Jas 1:6 : 6 But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed.
Gen 49:4 : 4 Boiling over as water, thou shalt not have the pre-eminence; Because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; Then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
Matt 3:1-3 : 1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying, 2 Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Matt 3:5 : 5 Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about the Jordan;
Matt 21:25 : 25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why then did ye not believe him?
Mark 1:3-5 : 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight; 4 John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins. 5 And there went out unto him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; And they were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
Luke 3:3-7 : 3 And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins; 4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight. 5 Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways {G1519} smooth; 6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 7 He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Luke 7:24-30 : 24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind? 25 But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. 26 But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee. 28 {G1063} I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there is none greater {G4396} than John: {G910} yet he that is but little in the kingdom of God is greater than he. 29 And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him.
Luke 8:18 : 18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for {G3739} whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and {G3739} whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he thinketh he hath.
John 1:38 : 38 And Jesus turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Teacher), where abideth thou?
John 5:35 : 35 He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.
2 Cor 1:17-18 : 17 When I therefore was thus minded, did {G687} I show fickleness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the yea yea and the nay nay? 18 But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yea and nay.

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