Matthew 10:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now the names of the twelve are these: The first, Simon, who is named Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τῶν δὲ δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τὰ ὀνόματά ἐστιν ταῦτα· Πρῶτος, Σίμων, ὁ λεγόμενος Πέτρος, καὶ Ἀνδρέας ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ· Ἰάκωβος ὁ τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου, καὶ Ἰωάννης ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ·

Transliteration

Of-the de twelve apostolōn the onomata estin these: First, Simōn, the one legomenos Petros, and Andreas the adelphos of-him; Iakōbos the (son) of-the Zebedaiou, and Iōannēs the adelphos of-him;

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
• *apostolōn*: genitive masculine plural - apostles/sent ones
• *onomata*: nominative neuter plural - names
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - is/are
• *legomenos*: present passive participle, nominative masculine singular - being called/named
• *adelphos*: nominative masculine singular - brother

Word Meanings

• *apostolōn*: apostles/sent ones/messengers
• *onomata*: names/titles
• *legomenos*: being called/named/said to be
• *adelphos*: brother/fellow believer

Referenced Verses

• Matt 4:18 : 18 And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
• Matt 4:21 : 21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, in the boat with their father, stitching up their nets; and he said, Come.
• Acts 1:13 : 13 And when they came in, they went up into the room where they were living; Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas, the son of James.
• Acts 1:26 : 26 And they put it to the decision of chance, and the decision was given for Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles.
• Acts 3:1 : 1 Now Peter and John were going up to the Temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer;
• Acts 12:2 : 2 And he put James, the brother of John, to death with the sword.
• 1 Cor 15:7 : 7 Then he was seen by James; then by all the Apostles.
• Eph 4:11 : 11 And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;
• Heb 3:1 : 1 For this reason, holy brothers, marked out to have a part in heaven, give thought to Jesus the representative and high priest of our faith;
• 1 Pet 1:1 : 1 Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to the saints who are living in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
• 2 Pet 1:1 : 1 Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
• 1 John 1:3-4 : 3 We give you word of all we have seen and everything which has come to our ears, so that you may be united with us; and we are united with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ: 4 And we are writing these things to you so that our joy may be made complete.
• 2 John 1:1 : 1 I, a ruler in the church, send word to the noble sister who is of God's selection, and to her children, for whom I have true love; and not only I, but all who have knowledge of what is true;
• 3 John 1:1 : 1 I, a ruler in the church, send word to the well loved Gaius, for whom I have true love.
• Rev 1:1 : 1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him so that his servants might have knowledge of the things which will quickly take place: and he sent and made it clear by his angel to his servant John;
• Rev 1:9 : 9 I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.
• Rev 18:20 : 20 Be glad over her, heaven, and you saints, and Apostles, and prophets; because she has been judged by God on your account.
• Rev 22:8 : 8 And I, John, am he who saw these things and to whose ears they came. And when I had seen and given ear, I went down on my face to give worship at the feet of the angel who made these things clear to me.
• Matt 16:16-18 : 16 And Simon Peter made answer and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus made answer and said to him, A blessing on you, Simon Bar-jonah: because this knowledge has not come to you from flesh and blood, but from my Father in heaven. 18 And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.
• Matt 17:1 : 1 And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and makes them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves.
• Matt 20:20 : 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, giving him worship and making a request of him.
• Matt 26:37 : 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became sad and very troubled.
• Mark 1:16-17 : 16 And going by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, the brother of Simon, putting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.
• Mark 1:29 : 29 And when they came out of the Synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.
• Mark 3:16-19 : 16 To Simon he gave the second name of Peter; 17 And to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, he gave the second name of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder: 18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot; 19 And Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.
• Mark 13:3 : 3 And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew said to him privately,
• Luke 5:10 : 10 And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.
• Luke 6:13-16 : 13 And the day came and, turning to his disciples, he made a selection from among them of twelve, to whom he gave the name of Apostles; 14 Simon, to whom he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew, his brother, and James and John and Philip and Bartholomew 15 And Matthew and Thomas and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was named the Zealot, 16 And Judas, the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, he who was false to him.
• Luke 9:10 : 10 And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida.
• Luke 11:49 : 49 For this reason the wisdom of God has said, I will send them prophets and teachers, and to some of them they will give death and cruel pains;
• Luke 22:8 : 8 And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make the Passover ready for us, so that we may take it.
• Luke 22:14 : 14 And when the time had come, he took his seat, and the Apostles with him.
• John 1:40-42 : 40 Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two men who, hearing what John said, went after Jesus. 41 Early in the morning he came across his brother and said to him, We have made discovery! It is the Messiah! (which is to say, the Christ). 42 And he took him to Jesus. Looking at him fixedly Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; your name will be Cephas (which is to say, Peter).
• John 6:8 : 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Jesus,
• John 12:22 : 22 Philip went and gave word of it to Andrew; and Andrew went with Philip to Jesus.
• John 13:23 : 23 There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.
• John 20:2 : 2 Then she went running to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple who was loved by Jesus, and said to them, They have taken away the Lord out of the place of the dead and we have no knowledge where they have put him.
• John 21:2 : 2 Simon Peter, Thomas named Didymus, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were all together.
• John 21:20 : 20 Then Peter, turning round, saw the disciple who was dear to Jesus coming after them--the disciple who was resting on his breast at the last meal, and said, Lord, who is it who will be false to you?
• John 21:24 : 24 This is the disciple who gives witness about these things and who put them in writing: and we have knowledge that his witness is true.