16{
"verseID": "Matthew.7.16",
"source": "Ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν Αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε αὐτούς. Μήτι συλλέγουσιν ἀπὸ ἀκανθῶν σταφυλὴν, ἢ ἀπὸ τριβόλων σῦκα;",
"text": "From the *karpōn Autōn epignōsesthe autous*. *Mēti syllegousin apo akanthōn staphylēn*, or from *tribolōn syka*?",
"grammar": {
"*Apo*": "preposition with genitive - from",
"*tōn karpōn*": "genitive plural masculine - the fruits",
"*Autōn*": "genitive plural - their",
"*epignōsesthe*": "future middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you will recognize",
"*autous*": "accusative plural masculine - them",
"*Mēti*": "interrogative particle expecting negative answer - surely not",
"*syllegousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they gather",
"*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from",
"*akanthōn*": "genitive plural feminine - thorns",
"*staphylēn*": "accusative singular feminine - grape cluster",
"*ē*": "disjunctive conjunction - or",
"*tribolōn*": "genitive plural masculine - thistles/briers",
"*syka*": "accusative plural neuter - figs"
},
"variants": {
"*karpōn*": "fruits/produce/results",
"*epignōsesthe*": "recognize/know fully/discern",
"*syllegousin*": "gather/collect/harvest",
"*akanthōn*": "thorns/thorn bushes/thorny plants",
"*staphylēn*": "grape cluster/bunch of grapes",
"*tribolōn*": "thistles/thorny weeds/briers",
"*syka*": "figs/fig fruit"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Matthew.7.17",
"source": "Οὕτως πᾶν δένδρον ἀγαθὸν καρποὺς καλοὺς ποιεῖ· τὸ δὲ σαπρὸν δένδρον καρποὺς πονηροὺς ποιεῖ.",
"text": "Thus every *dendron agathon karpous kalous poiei*; the *de sapron dendron karpous ponērous poiei*.",
"grammar": {
"*Houtōs*": "demonstrative adverb - thus/in this manner",
"*pan*": "nominative singular neuter - every/all",
"*dendron*": "nominative singular neuter - tree",
"*agathon*": "nominative singular neuter - good",
"*karpous*": "accusative plural masculine - fruits",
"*kalous*": "accusative plural masculine - good/fine/beautiful",
"*poiei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - makes/produces",
"*to de*": "the but",
"*sapron*": "nominative singular neuter - rotten/bad/worthless",
"*dendron*": "nominative singular neuter - tree",
"*karpous*": "accusative plural masculine - fruits",
"*ponērous*": "accusative plural masculine - evil/bad",
"*poiei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - makes/produces"
},
"variants": {
"*dendron*": "tree/plant with woody stem",
"*agathon*": "good/beneficial/useful",
"*karpous*": "fruits/produce/results",
"*kalous*": "good/fine/beautiful/excellent",
"*poiei*": "makes/produces/creates/bears",
"*sapron*": "rotten/bad/worthless/corrupted",
"*ponērous*": "evil/bad/worthless/harmful"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Matthew.7.18",
"source": "Οὐ δύναται δένδρον ἀγαθὸν καρποὺς πονηροὺς ποιεῖν, οὐδὲ δένδρον σαπρὸν καρποὺς καλοὺς ποιεῖν.",
"text": "Not *dynatai dendron agathon karpous ponērous poiein*, *oude dendron sapron karpous kalous poiein*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ou*": "negative particle - not",
"*dynatai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - is able",
"*dendron*": "nominative singular neuter - tree",
"*agathon*": "nominative singular neuter - good",
"*karpous*": "accusative plural masculine - fruits",
"*ponērous*": "accusative plural masculine - evil/bad",
"*poiein*": "present active infinitive - to make/produce",
"*oude*": "negative conjunction - nor/and not",
"*dendron*": "nominative singular neuter - tree",
"*sapron*": "nominative singular neuter - rotten/bad/worthless",
"*karpous*": "accusative plural masculine - fruits",
"*kalous*": "accusative plural masculine - good/fine/beautiful",
"*poiein*": "present active infinitive - to make/produce"
},
"variants": {
"*dynatai*": "is able/can/has power to",
"*dendron*": "tree/plant with woody stem",
"*agathon*": "good/beneficial/useful",
"*karpous*": "fruits/produce/results",
"*ponērous*": "evil/bad/worthless/harmful",
"*poiein*": "to make/to produce/to create/to bear",
"*sapron*": "rotten/bad/worthless/corrupted",
"*kalous*": "good/fine/beautiful/excellent"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Matthew.7.19",
"source": "Πᾶν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται, καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.",
"text": "Every *dendron mē poioun karpon kalon ekkoptetai*, and into *pyr balletai*.",
"grammar": {
"*Pan*": "nominative singular neuter - every/all",
"*dendron*": "nominative singular neuter - tree",
"*mē*": "negative particle with participle - not",
"*poioun*": "present active participle, nominative singular neuter - making/producing",
"*karpon*": "accusative singular masculine - fruit",
"*kalon*": "accusative singular masculine - good/fine/beautiful",
"*ekkoptetai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is cut down",
"*eis*": "preposition with accusative - into",
"*pyr*": "accusative singular neuter - fire",
"*balletai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is thrown"
},
"variants": {
"*dendron*": "tree/plant with woody stem",
"*poioun*": "making/producing/bearing/yielding",
"*karpon*": "fruit/produce/result",
"*kalon*": "good/fine/beautiful/excellent",
"*ekkoptetai*": "is cut down/is cut off/is hewn down",
"*pyr*": "fire/flame [often symbolic of judgment]",
"*balletai*": "is thrown/is cast/is placed"
}
}