Matthew 13:48

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἣν, ὅτε ἐπληρώθη, ἀναβιβάσαντες ἐπὶ τὸν αἰγιαλὸν, καὶ καθίσαντες, συνέλεξαν τὰ καλὰ εἰς ἀγγεῖα, τὰ δὲ σαπρὰ ἔξω ἔβαλον.

Transliteration

Which, when it was eplērōthē, anabibasantes upon the aigialon, and kathisantes, they synelexan the kala into angeia, but the sapra outside they ebalon.

Grammar Details

*eplērōthē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was filled
*anabibasantes*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having drawn up
*aigialon*: accusative, masculine, singular - shore/beach
*kathisantes*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having sat down
*synelexan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - gathered
*kala*: accusative, neuter, plural - good things
*angeia*: accusative, neuter, plural - vessels/containers
*sapra*: accusative, neuter, plural - rotten/bad things
*ebalon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - threw

Word Meanings

*eplērōthē*: was filled/fulfilled/completed
*anabibasantes*: having drawn up/brought up/hauled up
*aigialon*: shore/beach/coast
*kathisantes*: having sat down/seated themselves
*synelexan*: gathered/collected/picked out
*kala*: good/fine/beautiful things
*angeia*: vessels/containers/jars
*sapra*: rotten/bad/worthless things
*ebalon*: threw/cast/hurled

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 3:12 : 12 whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.
Matt 13:30 : 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.
Matt 13:40-43 : 40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, 42 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

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