Matthew 16:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, [It will be] fair weather: for the heaven is red.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὀψίας γενομένης, λέγετε, Εὐδία: πυρράζει γὰρ ὁ οὐρανός.

Transliteration

He de apokritheis eipen to them, Opsias genomenēs, you say, Eudia: pyrrazei for the ouranos.

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive particle - but/and
*apokritheis*: aorist passive participle, nominative singular masculine - having answered
*eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said
*Opsias*: genitive singular feminine - evening
*genomenēs*: aorist middle participle, genitive singular feminine - having come/become
*Eudia*: nominative singular feminine - fair weather
*pyrrazei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is red/fiery
*ouranos*: nominative singular masculine - heaven/sky

Word Meanings

*apokritheis*: having answered/responded
*Opsias genomenēs*: when evening has come/at evening
*Eudia*: fair weather/clear sky
*pyrrazei*: is red/fiery/reddish
*ouranos*: heaven/sky

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 12:54-56 : 54 And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass. 55 And when [ye see] a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass. 56 Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time?

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