Matthew 21:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἰδόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ, ἐθαύμασαν, λέγοντες, Πῶς παραχρῆμα ἐξηράνθη ἡ συκῆ!

Transliteration

And idontes the mathētai, ethaumasan, legontes, How parachrēma exēranthē the sykē!

Grammar Details

*idontes*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having seen
*mathētai*: nominative, masculine, plural - disciples
*ethaumasan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - marveled/were amazed
*legontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying
*parachrēma*: adverb - immediately/instantly
*exēranthē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - was dried up/withered
*sykē*: nominative, feminine, singular - fig tree

Word Meanings

*ethaumasan*: marveled/were amazed/were astonished
*parachrēma*: immediately/instantly/at once
*exēranthē*: was dried up/withered/shriveled

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 40:6-8 : 6 The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. 7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass. 8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.
Mark 11:20-21 : 20 And as they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered away from the roots. 21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
Jas 1:10-11 : 10 and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 11 For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass: and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings.

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