Mark 4:33

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{ "verseID": "Mark.4.33", "source": "Καὶ τοιαύταις παραβολαῖς πολλαῖς ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον, καθὼς ἠδύναντο ἀκούειν.", "text": "And with such *parabolais pollais elalei* to them the *logon*, as they *ēdynanto akouein*.", "grammar": { "*parabolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - parables", "*pollais*": "dative, feminine, plural - many", "*elalei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was speaking", "*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word", "*ēdynanto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural - they were able", "*akouein*": "present active infinitive - to hear" }, "variants": { "*parabolais*": "parables/analogies/comparisons", "*elalei*": "he was speaking/talking/telling", "*logon*": "word/message", "*ēdynanto*": "they were able/could", "*akouein*": "to hear/understand/comprehend" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ τοιαύταις παραβολαῖς πολλαῖς ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον, καθὼς ἠδύναντο ἀκούειν.

Transliteration

And with such parabolais pollais elalei to them the logon, as they ēdynanto akouein.

Grammar Details

• *parabolais*: dative, feminine, plural - parables
• *pollais*: dative, feminine, plural - many
• *elalei*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was speaking
• *logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - word
• *ēdynanto*: imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural - they were able
• *akouein*: present active infinitive - to hear

Word Meanings

• *parabolais*: parables/analogies/comparisons
• *elalei*: he was speaking/talking/telling
• *logon*: word/message
• *ēdynanto*: they were able/could
• *akouein*: to hear/understand/comprehend

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  With many such parables, he spoke the word to them, as much as they were able to understand.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And with many soche similitudes he preached the worde vnto the after as they myght heare it.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And by many soch parables he spake the worde vnto the, there after as they might heare it,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And with many such parables he preached the word vnto them, as they were able to heare it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And with many such parables preached he the worde vnto them, as they were able to heare it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear [it].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And with many such similes he was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:

• World English Bible (2000)

  With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Use of Parables So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.

Referenced Verses

• John 16:12 : 12 { "verseID": "John.16.12", "source": "Ἔτι πολλὰ ἔχω λέγειν ὑμῖν, ἀλλʼ οὐ δύνασθε βαστάζειν ἄρτι.", "text": "Still *polla echō legein* to you, but not *dynasthe bastazein arti*.", "grammar": { "Ἔτι": "adverb - still/yet", "*polla*": "adjective, accusative, neuter, plural - many things", "*echō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I have", "*legein*": "present active infinitive - to say/tell", "ὑμῖν": "personal pronoun, dative, plural - to you", "ἀλλʼ": "adversative conjunction - but", "οὐ": "negative particle - not", "*dynasthe*": "present middle/passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you are able", "*bastazein*": "present active infinitive - to bear/carry", "*arti*": "adverb - now/at present" }, "variants": { "*polla*": "many things/much", "*echō*": "I have/I possess", "*legein*": "to say/to speak/to tell", "*dynasthe*": "you are able/you can", "*bastazein*": "to bear/to carry/to endure", "*arti*": "now/at present/at this moment" } }
• 1 Cor 3:1-2 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.3.1", "source": "¶Καὶ ἐγώ, ἀδελφοί, οὐκ ἠδυνήθην λαλῆσαι ὑμῖν ὡς πνευματικοῖς, ἀλλʼ ὡς σαρκικοῖς, ὡς νηπίοις ἐν Χριστῷ.", "text": "And *egō*, *adelphoi*, not was *ēdunēthēn* to *lalēsai* to you as *pneumatikois*, but as *sarkikois*, as *nēpiois* in *Christō*.", "grammar": { "*egō*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular, nominative - I", "*adelphoi*": "masculine noun, plural, vocative - brothers", "*ēdunēthēn*": "aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular - I was able/could", "*lalēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to speak", "*pneumatikois*": "adjective, masculine, dative, plural - spiritual ones", "*sarkikois*": "adjective, masculine, dative, plural - fleshly/carnal ones", "*nēpiois*": "noun, masculine, dative, plural - infants/babes", "*Christō*": "proper noun, masculine, dative, singular - Christ" }, "variants": { "*adelphoi*": "brothers/brethren/fellow believers", "*pneumatikois*": "spiritual ones/those governed by the Spirit", "*sarkikois*": "fleshly/carnal/worldly ones", "*nēpiois*": "infants/babes/immature ones" } } 2 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.3.2", "source": "Γάλα ὑμᾶς ἐπότισα, καὶ οὐ βρῶμα: οὔπω γὰρ ἐδύνασθε, ἀλλʼ οὖτε ἔτι νῦν δύνασθε.", "text": "*Gala* you *epotisa*, and not *brōma*: not yet *gar* you were *edunasthe*, but neither *eti* now you are *dunasthe*.", "grammar": { "*Gala*": "noun, neuter, accusative, singular - milk", "*epotisa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I gave to drink", "*brōma*": "noun, neuter, accusative, singular - solid food", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*edunasthe*": "imperfect middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you were able", "*eti*": "adverb - still/yet", "*dunasthe*": "present middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you are able" }, "variants": { "*Gala*": "milk/basic nourishment", "*brōma*": "solid food/meat/advanced teaching", "*epotisa*": "gave drink to/fed with liquid" } }
• Heb 5:11-14 : 11 { "verseID": "Hebrews.5.11", "source": "Περὶ οὗ πολὺς ἡμῖν ὁ λόγος, καὶ δυσερμήνευτος λέγειν, ἐπεὶ νωθροὶ γεγόνατε ταῖς ἀκοαῖς.", "text": "Concerning *hou* *polys* to us the *logos*, and *dysermēneutos* to *legein*, *epei* *nōthroi* you have *gegonate* in the *akoais*.", "grammar": { "*Peri hou*": "preposition + genitive, masculine/neuter, singular relative pronoun - concerning whom/which", "*polys hēmin ho logos*": "nominative, masculine, singular adjective + dative, 1st plural pronoun + nominative, masculine, singular with article - much is our account/word", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*dysermēneutos*": "nominative, masculine, singular adjective - hard to explain/interpret", "*legein*": "present active infinitive - to say/tell", "*epei*": "conjunction - since/because", "*nōthroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural adjective - dull/sluggish", "*gegonate*": "perfect active indicative, 2nd plural - you have become", "*tais akoais*": "dative, feminine, plural with article - in your hearing/ears" }, "variants": { "*polys*": "much/many/great", "*logos*": "word/account/message", "*dysermēneutos*": "hard to explain/difficult to interpret", "*legein*": "to say/to tell/to speak", "*nōthroi*": "dull/sluggish/slow", "*gegonate*": "have become/have turned", "*akoais*": "hearing/ears/faculty of hearing" } } 12 { "verseID": "Hebrews.5.12", "source": "Καὶ γὰρ ὀφείλοντες εἶναι διδάσκαλοι, διὰ τὸν χρόνον πάλιν χρείαν ἔχετε τοῦ διδάσκειν ὑμᾶς τινὰ τὰ στοιχεῖα τῆς ἀρχῆς τῶν λογίων τοῦ Θεοῦ· καὶ γεγόνατε χρείαν ἔχοντες γάλακτος, καὶ οὐ στερεᾶς τροφῆς.", "text": "For *gar* *opheilontes* to *einai* *didaskaloi*, through the *chronon* again *chreian* you *echete* of the *didaskein* you *tina* the *stoicheia* of the *archēs* of the *logiōn* of *Theou*; and you have *gegonate* *chreian* *echontes* of *galaktos*, and not of *stereas* *trophēs*.", "grammar": { "*Kai gar*": "conjunction + postpositive conjunction - for indeed", "*opheilontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - owing/being obligated", "*einai*": "present active infinitive - to be", "*didaskaloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - teachers", "*dia ton chronon*": "preposition + accusative, masculine, singular with article - because of the time", "*palin*": "adverb - again", "*chreian echete*": "accusative, feminine, singular + present active indicative, 2nd plural - you have need", "*tou didaskein hymas*": "genitive articular infinitive + accusative, 2nd plural pronoun - of teaching you", "*tina*": "accusative, neuter, plural indefinite pronoun - certain", "*ta stoicheia*": "accusative, neuter, plural with article - the elementary principles", "*tēs archēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular with article - of the beginning", "*tōn logiōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural with article - of the oracles", "*tou Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular with article - of God", "*kai gegonate*": "conjunction + perfect active indicative, 2nd plural - and you have become", "*chreian echontes*": "accusative, feminine, singular + present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having need", "*galaktos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of milk", "*kai ou*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*stereas trophēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular adjective + genitive, feminine, singular - of solid food" }, "variants": { "*opheilontes*": "owing/being obligated/being indebted", "*didaskaloi*": "teachers/instructors", "*chronon*": "time/period", "*chreian*": "need/necessity", "*didaskein*": "to teach/to instruct", "*stoicheia*": "elementary principles/rudiments/basic elements", "*archēs*": "beginning/origin/first principles", "*logiōn*": "oracles/utterances/words", "*galaktos*": "milk/basic sustenance", "*stereas*": "solid/firm/stable", "*trophēs*": "food/nourishment" } } 13 { "verseID": "Hebrews.5.13", "source": "Πᾶς γὰρ ὁ μετέχων γάλακτος ἄπειρος λόγου δικαιοσύνης: νήπιος γάρ ἐστιν.", "text": "For everyone *gar* *metechōn* of *galaktos* is *apeiros* of *logou* of *dikaiosynēs*: for *gar* *nēpios* he *estin*.", "grammar": { "*Pas gar*": "nominative, masculine, singular + postpositive conjunction - for everyone", "*ho metechōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular with article - the one partaking", "*galaktos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of milk", "*apeiros*": "nominative, masculine, singular adjective - unskilled/inexperienced", "*logou dikaiosynēs*": "genitive, masculine, singular + genitive, feminine, singular - of word of righteousness", "*nēpios gar estin*": "nominative, masculine, singular + postpositive conjunction + present active indicative, 3rd singular - for he is an infant" }, "variants": { "*metechōn*": "partaking/sharing in/participating in", "*galaktos*": "milk/basic sustenance", "*apeiros*": "unskilled/inexperienced/unacquainted with", "*logou*": "word/message/account", "*dikaiosynēs*": "righteousness/justice/uprightness", "*nēpios*": "infant/baby/immature person" } } 14 { "verseID": "Hebrews.5.14", "source": "Τελείων δέ ἐστιν ἡ στερεὰ τροφή, τῶν διὰ τὴν ἕξιν τὰ αἰσθητήρια γεγυμνασμένα ἐχόντων πρὸς διάκρισιν καλοῦ τε καὶ κακοῦ.", "text": "But of *teleiōn* *de* *estin* the *sterea* *trophē*, of those through the *hexin* the *aisthētēria* *gegymnesmena* *echontōn* for *diakrisin* of *kalou* both and of *kakou*.", "grammar": { "*Teleiōn de*": "genitive, masculine, plural adjective + postpositive conjunction - but of the mature", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*hē sterea trophē*": "nominative, feminine, singular with article + nominative, feminine, singular - the solid food", "*tōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural article - of those", "*dia tēn hexin*": "preposition + accusative, feminine, singular with article - because of practice/habit", "*ta aisthētēria*": "accusative, neuter, plural with article - the faculties of perception", "*gegymnesmena*": "perfect passive participle, accusative, neuter, plural - having been trained/exercised", "*echontōn*": "present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - having", "*pros diakrisin*": "preposition + accusative, feminine, singular - for discernment/distinguishing", "*kalou te kai kakou*": "genitive, neuter, singular + correlative conjunction + genitive, neuter, singular - of good and of evil" }, "variants": { "*teleiōn*": "mature/perfect/complete ones", "*sterea*": "solid/firm/substantial", "*trophē*": "food/nourishment", "*hexin*": "habit/practice/condition", "*aisthētēria*": "faculties of perception/senses", "*gegymnesmena*": "having been trained/exercised/disciplined", "*diakrisin*": "discernment/distinguishing/judgment", "*kalou*": "good/noble/beautiful", "*kakou*": "evil/bad/harmful" } }
• Matt 13:34-35 : 34 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.34", "source": "Ταῦτα πάντα ἐλάλησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν παραβολαῖς τοῖς ὄχλοις· καὶ χωρὶς παραβολῆς οὐκ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς:", "text": "*Tauta panta elalēsen ho Iēsous en parabolais tois ochlois*· and *chōris parabolēs ouk elalei autois*:", "grammar": { "*Tauta panta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - all these things", "*elalēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - spoke", "*ho Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*en parabolais*": "in parables", "*tois ochlois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the crowds", "*chōris*": "preposition - without/apart from", "*parabolēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of parable", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*elalei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was speaking", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them" }, "variants": { "*Tauta*": "these things", "*elalēsen*": "spoke/said", "*parabolais*": "parables/comparisons/analogies", "*ochlois*": "crowds/multitudes", "*chōris*": "without/apart from/separate from", "*elalei*": "was speaking/used to speak" } } 35 { "verseID": "Matthew.13.35", "source": "Ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ τοῦ προφήτου, λέγοντος, Ἀνοίξω ἐν παραβολαῖς τὸ στόμα μου· ἐρεύξομαι κεκρυμμένα ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου.", "text": "So that *plērōthē to rhēthen dia tou prophētou*, *legontos*, *Anoixō en parabolais to stoma mou*· *ereuxomai kekrymmena apo katabolēs kosmou*.", "grammar": { "*plērōthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be fulfilled", "*to rhēthen*": "accusative, neuter, singular, substantive participle - the thing spoken", "*dia tou prophētou*": "through the prophet", "*legontos*": "present active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - saying", "*Anoixō*": "future active indicative, 1st person singular - I will open", "*en parabolais*": "in parables", "*to stoma mou*": "accusative, neuter, singular - my mouth", "*ereuxomai*": "future middle indicative, 1st person singular - I will utter/declare", "*kekrymmena*": "perfect passive participle, accusative, neuter, plural - hidden things", "*apo katabolēs kosmou*": "from foundation of world" }, "variants": { "*plērōthē*": "might be fulfilled/completed/accomplished", "*rhēthen*": "spoken/said/uttered", "*prophētou*": "prophet/foreteller", "*Anoixō*": "I will open/unclose", "*stoma*": "mouth/speech", "*ereuxomai*": "I will utter/pour forth/proclaim", "*kekrymmena*": "hidden/concealed/secret things", "*katabolēs*": "foundation/creation/beginning", "*kosmou*": "world/universe/order" } }