Matthew 8:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἕτερος δὲ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι πρῶτον ἀπελθεῖν καὶ θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.

Transliteration

Another de of-the mathētōn of-him eipen to-him, Kurie, epitrepson to-me first apelthein and thapsai the patera of-me.

Grammar Details

Ἕτερος: nominative masculine singular adjective - another
*de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
τῶν: genitive masculine plural article - of the
*mathētōn*: genitive masculine plural - disciples
αὐτοῦ: genitive masculine singular pronoun - of him
*eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said
αὐτῷ: dative masculine singular pronoun - to him
*Kurie*: vocative masculine singular - Lord/Master/Sir
*epitrepson*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - permit
μοι: dative singular pronoun - to me
πρῶτον: adverb - first
*apelthein*: aorist active infinitive - to go away
καὶ: conjunction - and
*thapsai*: aorist active infinitive - to bury
τὸν: accusative masculine singular article - the
*patera*: accusative masculine singular - father
μου: genitive singular pronoun - of me

Word Meanings

*de*: and/but/now (transitional particle)
*mathētōn*: disciples/followers/students
*eipen*: said/spoke
*Kurie*: Lord/Master/Sir
*epitrepson*: permit/allow/let
*apelthein*: to go away/depart
*thapsai*: to bury/entomb
*patera*: father

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Referenced Verses

Luke 9:59-62 : 59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 But he said unto him, Leave the dead to bury their own dead; but go thou and publish abroad the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; but first suffer me to bid farewell to them that are at my {G1519} house. 62 But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking {G1519} back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Hag 1:2 : 2 Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the time [for us] to come, the time for Jehovah's house to be built.
Lev 21:11-12 : 11 neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; 12 neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am Jehovah.
Num 6:6-7 : 6 All the days that he separateth himself unto Jehovah he shall not come near to a dead body. 7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die; because his separation unto God is upon his head.
Deut 33:9-9 : 9 Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him; Neither did he acknowledge his brethren, Nor knew he his own children: For they have observed thy word, And keep thy covenant. 10 They shall teach Jacob thine ordinances, And Israel thy law: They shall put incense before thee, And whole burnt-offering upon thine altar.
1 Kgs 19:20-21 : 20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee? 21 And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
Matt 19:29 : 29 And every one that hath left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit eternal life.
2 Cor 5:16 : 16 Wherefore {G575} we henceforth know no man after the flesh: {G1161} even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know [him so] no more.

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