15{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.15",
"source": "Ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν· μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν, καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν, καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσωμαι αὐτούς.",
"text": "For *epachynthē* the *kardia* of this *laou*, and with the *ōsin bareōs ēkousan*, and their *ophthalmous ekammysan*; lest *idōsin* with the *ophthalmois*, and with the *ōsin akousōsin*, and with the *kardia synōsin*, and *epistrepsōsin*, and I *iasōmai* them.",
"grammar": {
"*epachynthē*": "aorist passive, 3rd singular - was made thick/dull",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*kardia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - heart",
"*laou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of people",
"*toutou*": "demonstrative, genitive, masculine, singular - this",
"*ōsin*": "dative, neuter, plural - ears",
"*bareōs*": "adverb - heavily/with difficulty",
"*ēkousan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - they heard",
"*ophthalmous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - eyes",
"*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - their",
"*ekammysan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - they closed",
"*mēpote*": "conjunction - lest/so that not",
"*idōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might see",
"*ophthalmois*": "dative, masculine, plural - with eyes",
"*akousōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might hear",
"*kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - with heart",
"*synōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might understand",
"*epistrepsōsin*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might turn/return",
"*iasōmai*": "aorist subjunctive, 1st singular - I might heal",
"*autous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - them"
},
"variants": {
"*epachynthē*": "was made thick/dull/insensitive",
"*kardia*": "heart/mind/inner being",
"*laou*": "people/nation/folk",
"*bareōs ēkousan*": "they heard with difficulty/were hard of hearing",
"*ophthalmous ekammysan*": "they closed their eyes/shut their eyes",
"*mēpote*": "lest/so that not/in case",
"*idōsin*": "they might see/perceive",
"*akousōsin*": "they might hear/listen",
"*synōsin*": "they might understand/comprehend",
"*epistrepsōsin*": "they might turn/return/convert",
"*iasōmai*": "I might heal/cure/restore"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.16",
"source": "Ὑμῶν δὲ μακάριοι οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ, ὅτι βλέπουσιν: καὶ τὰ ὦτα ὑμῶν, ὅτι ἀκούει.",
"text": "But of you *makarioi* the *ophthalmoi*, because *blepousin*: and the *ōta* of you, because *akouei*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hymōn*": "genitive, plural - of you",
"*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and",
"*makarioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - blessed",
"*ophthalmoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - eyes",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - because/that",
"*blepousin*": "present, 3rd plural - they see",
"*ōta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - ears",
"*akouei*": "present, 3rd singular - it hears"
},
"variants": {
"*makarioi*": "blessed/happy/fortunate",
"*ophthalmoi*": "eyes/sight",
"*blepousin*": "they see/perceive",
"*ōta*": "ears/hearing",
"*akouei*": "it hears/listens [singular verb with neuter plural subject]"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.17",
"source": "Ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν, Ὅτι πολλοὶ προφῆται καὶ δίκαιοι ἐπεθύμησαν ἰδεῖν ἃ βλέπετε, καὶ οὐκ εἶδον· καὶ ἀκοῦσαι ἃ ἀκούετε, καὶ οὐκ ἤκουσαν.",
"text": "*Amēn gar legō* to you, That many *prophētai* and *dikaioi epethymēsan idein* what you *blepete*, and not *eidon*; and *akousai* what you *akouete*, and not *ēkousan*.",
"grammar": {
"*Amēn*": "Hebrew term - truly/verily",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*legō*": "present, 1st singular - I say",
"*hymin*": "dative, plural - to you",
"*Hoti*": "conjunction - that/because",
"*polloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - many",
"*prophētai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - prophets",
"*dikaioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - righteous ones",
"*epethymēsan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - desired",
"*idein*": "aorist infinitive - to see",
"*ha*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, plural - what",
"*blepete*": "present, 2nd plural - you see",
"*ouk*": "negative particle - not",
"*eidon*": "aorist, 3rd plural - they saw",
"*akousai*": "aorist infinitive - to hear",
"*akouete*": "present, 2nd plural - you hear",
"*ēkousan*": "aorist, 3rd plural - they heard"
},
"variants": {
"*Amēn*": "truly/verily/certainly",
"*legō*": "I say/tell/speak",
"*prophētai*": "prophets/seers",
"*dikaioi*": "righteous ones/just persons",
"*epethymēsan*": "desired/longed for/yearned",
"*idein*": "to see/behold",
"*eidon*": "they saw/beheld",
"*akousai*": "to hear/listen to",
"*ēkousan*": "they heard/listened"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.18",
"source": "¶Ὑμεῖς οὖν ἀκούσατε τὴν παραβολὴν τοῦ σπείροντος.",
"text": "You therefore *akousate* the *parabolēn tou speirontos*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hymeis*": "nominative, plural - you",
"*oun*": "conjunction - therefore/then",
"*akousate*": "aorist imperative, 2nd plural - hear",
"*parabolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - parable",
"*tou speirontos*": "genitive article + present participle, genitive, masculine, singular - of the sower"
},
"variants": {
"*akousate*": "hear/listen to [command]",
"*parabolēn*": "parable/similitude/analogy",
"*tou speirontos*": "of the sower/of the one sowing"
}
}