Matthew 16:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Γνοὺς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Τί διαλογίζεσθε ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, ὀλιγόπιστοι, ὅτι ἄρτους οὐκ ἐλάβετε;

Transliteration

Gnous de the Iēsous, eipen to them, Why dialogizesthe in heautois, oligopistoi, that artous not you elabete?

Grammar Details

*Gnous*: aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine - having known/perceived
*de*: postpositive particle - but/and
*Iēsous*: nominative singular masculine - Jesus
*eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said
*dialogizesthe*: present middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you are reasoning/discussing
*heautois*: reflexive pronoun, dative plural masculine - yourselves
*oligopistoi*: vocative plural masculine - of little faith
*artous*: accusative plural masculine - loaves of bread
*elabete*: aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you took/received

Word Meanings

*Gnous*: having known/perceived/understood
*dialogizesthe*: you are reasoning/discussing/deliberating
*oligopistoi*: of little faith/little believing ones
*elabete*: you took/received/brought

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 6:30 : 30 But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith?
Matt 14:31 : 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
Matt 8:26 : 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
Mark 16:14 : 14 And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them that had seen him after he was risen.
John 2:24-25 : 24 But {G846} Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men, 25 and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning man; for he himself knew what was in man.
John 16:30 : 30 Now know we that thou knowest all things, and {G2192} needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
Heb 4:13 : 13 And there is no creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Rev 2:23 : 23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he that searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto each one of you according to your works.

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