Matthew 15:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῇ λόγον. Καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἠρώτων αὐτόν, λέγοντες, Ἀπόλυσον αὐτήν· ὅτι κράζει ὄπισθεν ἡμῶν.

Transliteration

He de not apekrithē to her logon. And proselthontes the mathētai of him ērōtōn him, legontes, Apoluson her; for she krazei opisthen us.

Grammar Details

*Ho de*: but he
*ouk*: negative particle - not
*apekrithē*: aorist, indicative, passive, 3rd person singular - he answered
*autē*: dative, feminine, singular - to her
*logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - word/statement
*Kai*: conjunction - and
*proselthontes*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - having come to
*hoi mathētai autou*: nominative, masculine, plural - his disciples
*ērōtōn*: imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person plural - they were asking
*auton*: accusative, masculine, singular - him
*legontes*: present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying
*Apoluson*: aorist imperative, active, 2nd person singular - send away
*autēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - her
*hoti*: conjunction - because
*krazei*: present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - she cries out
*opisthen*: adverb - behind
*hēmōn*: genitive, plural - us/our

Word Meanings

*apekrithē*: answered/replied/responded
*logon*: word/statement/speech
*proselthontes*: having come to/approached
*mathētai*: disciples/students/followers
*ērōtōn*: were asking/requesting/beseeching
*legontes*: saying/speaking
*Apoluson*: send away/dismiss/release
*krazei*: cries out/calls/shouts
*opisthen*: behind/after/following

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 14:15 : 15 And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.
Mark 10:47-48 : 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 48 And many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried out the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
Gen 42:7 : 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly with them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
Deut 8:2 : 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not.
Ps 28:1 : 1 [ A Psalm of David.] Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call: My rock, be not thou deaf unto me; Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Lam 3:8 : 8 Yea, when I cry, and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer.

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