Matthew 12:48

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν τῷ εἰπόντι αὐτῷ, Τίς ἐστιν ἡ μήτηρ μου; καὶ τίνες εἰσὶν οἱ ἀδελφοί μου;

Transliteration

He de apokritheis eipen to the one eiponti autō, Who estin the mētēr mou? and who eisin the adelphoi mou?

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
*apokritheis*: aorist participle, passive, masculine, singular, nominative - having answered
*eipen*: aorist indicative, 3rd singular - said/spoke
*eiponti*: aorist participle, active, masculine, singular, dative - to the one who said/spoke
*autō*: personal pronoun, masculine, singular, dative - to him
*Tis*: interrogative pronoun, feminine, singular, nominative - who?
*estin*: present indicative, 3rd singular - is
*mētēr*: feminine, singular, nominative - mother
*mou*: personal pronoun, 1st singular, genitive - of me/my
*tines*: interrogative pronoun, masculine, plural, nominative - who?
*eisin*: present indicative, 3rd plural - are
*adelphoi*: masculine, plural, nominative - brothers/siblings

Word Meanings

*apokritheis*: having answered/responded/replied
*eipen*: said/spoke/told
*eiponti*: to the one who said/spoke/told

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 33:9 : 9 Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him; Neither did he acknowledge his brethren, Nor knew he his own children: For they have observed thy word, And keep thy covenant.
Matt 10:37 : 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Mark 3:32-33 : 32 And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. 33 And he answereth them, and saith, Who is my mother and my brethren?
Luke 2:49 : 49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father's house?
Luke 2:52 : 52 And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
John 2:3-4 : 3 And when the wine failed, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. 4 And Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
2 Cor 5:16 : 16 Wherefore {G575} we henceforth know no man after the flesh: {G1161} even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know [him so] no more.

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