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"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.19",
"source": "Παντὸς ἀκούοντος τὸν λόγον τῆς βασιλείας, καὶ μὴ συνιέντος, ἔρχεται ὁ πονηρός, καὶ ἁρπάζει τὸ ἐσπαρμένον ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ. Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ παρὰ τὴν ὁδὸν σπαρείς.",
"text": "Anyone *akouontos* the *logon tēs basileias*, and not *synientos*, *erchetai* the *ponēros*, and *harpazei* the *esparmenon* in the *kardia* of him. This *estin* the one *para* the *hodon spareis*.",
"grammar": {
"*Pantos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of anyone",
"*akouontos*": "present participle, genitive, masculine, singular - hearing",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word",
"*basileias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of kingdom",
"*mē*": "negative particle - not",
"*synientos*": "present participle, genitive, masculine, singular - understanding",
"*erchetai*": "present, 3rd singular, middle - comes",
"*ponēros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - evil one",
"*harpazei*": "present, 3rd singular - snatches",
"*esparmenon*": "perfect participle, accusative, neuter, singular, passive - having been sown",
"*kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - heart",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him",
"*Houtos*": "demonstrative, nominative, masculine, singular - this one",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is",
"*para*": "preposition + accusative - beside",
"*hodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - way/road",
"*spareis*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, passive - having been sown"
},
"variants": {
"*Pantos akouontos*": "of anyone hearing/when anyone hears",
"*logon tēs basileias*": "word of the kingdom/message about the kingdom",
"*synientos*": "understanding/comprehending",
"*erchetai*": "comes/arrives",
"*ponēros*": "evil one/wicked one [likely referring to Satan]",
"*harpazei*": "snatches/seizes/takes by force",
"*esparmenon*": "having been sown/what was sown",
"*kardia*": "heart/mind/inner being",
"*para tēn hodon spareis*": "the one sown beside the way/the seed fallen along the path"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.20",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὰ πετρώδη σπαρείς, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων, καὶ εὐθὺς μετὰ χαρᾶς λαμβάνων αὐτόν·",
"text": "But the one *epi* the *petrōdē spareis*, this *estin* the one the *logon akouōn*, and *euthys meta charas lambanōn* it;",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and",
"*epi*": "preposition + accusative - on/upon",
"*petrōdē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - rocky places",
"*spareis*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, passive - having been sown",
"*houtos*": "demonstrative, nominative, masculine, singular - this one",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word",
"*akouōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing",
"*euthys*": "adverb - immediately",
"*meta*": "preposition + genitive - with",
"*charas*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of joy",
"*lambanōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - receiving",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - it"
},
"variants": {
"*epi ta petrōdē spareis*": "the one sown upon the rocky places",
"*logon akouōn*": "hearing the word/one who hears the message",
"*euthys*": "immediately/at once",
"*meta charas*": "with joy/joyfully",
"*lambanōn*": "receiving/accepting/taking"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.21",
"source": "Οὐκ ἔχει δὲ ῥίζαν ἐν ἑαυτῷ, ἀλλὰ πρόσκαιρός ἐστιν: γενομένης δὲ θλίψεως ἢ διωγμοῦ διὰ τὸν λόγον, εὐθὺς σκανδαλίζεται.",
"text": "Not *echei de rhizan* in himself, but *proskairos estin*: *genomēnēs de thlipseōs ē diōgmou dia* the *logon*, *euthys skandalizetai*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ouk*": "negative particle - not",
"*echei*": "present, 3rd singular - he has",
"*de*": "conjunctive particle - but/and",
"*rhizan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - root",
"*en*": "preposition + dative - in",
"*heautō*": "reflexive pronoun, dative, masculine, singular - himself",
"*alla*": "contrastive conjunction - but",
"*proskairos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - temporary",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is",
"*genomēnēs*": "aorist participle, genitive, feminine, singular, middle - having happened [genitive absolute]",
"*thlipseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of tribulation",
"*ē*": "conjunction - or",
"*diōgmou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of persecution",
"*dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word",
"*euthys*": "adverb - immediately",
"*skandalizetai*": "present passive, 3rd singular - is caused to stumble"
},
"variants": {
"*echei rhizan*": "has root/is rooted",
"*proskairos*": "temporary/for a season/short-lived",
"*genomēnēs thlipseōs ē diōgmou*": "when tribulation or persecution happens [genitive absolute]",
"*thlipseōs*": "tribulation/affliction/distress",
"*diōgmou*": "persecution/harassment",
"*dia ton logon*": "because of the word/on account of the message",
"*skandalizetai*": "is caused to stumble/falls away/is offended"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.22",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ εἰς τὰς ἀκάνθας σπαρείς οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων· καὶ ἡ μέριμνα τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου, καὶ ἡ ἀπάτη τοῦ πλούτου, συμπνίγει τὸν λόγον, καὶ ἄκαρπος γίνεται.",
"text": "But the one *eis* the *akanthas spareis*, this *estin* the one the *logon akouōn*; and the *merimna tou aiōnos* this, and the *apatē tou ploutou*, *sympnigei* the *logon*, and *akarpos ginetai*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "contrastive particle - but/and",
"*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into/among",
"*akanthas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - thorns",
"*spareis*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular, passive - having been sown",
"*houtos*": "demonstrative, nominative, masculine, singular - this one",
"*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word",
"*akouōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing",
"*merimna*": "nominative, feminine, singular - care/anxiety",
"*aiōnos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of age",
"*toutou*": "demonstrative, genitive, masculine, singular - this",
"*apatē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - deceitfulness",
"*ploutou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of wealth",
"*sympnigei*": "present, 3rd singular - chokes",
"*akarpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - unfruitful",
"*ginetai*": "present, 3rd singular, middle - becomes"
},
"variants": {
"*eis tas akanthas spareis*": "the one sown among the thorns",
"*logon akouōn*": "hearing the word/one who hears the message",
"*merimna tou aiōnos toutou*": "care/worry of this age/worldly concerns",
"*apatē tou ploutou*": "deceitfulness of wealth/deception of riches",
"*sympnigei*": "chokes/suffocates/crowds out",
"*akarpos ginetai*": "becomes unfruitful/nonproductive/barren"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.23",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν τὴν καλὴν σπαρείς οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τὸν λόγον ἀκούων, καὶ συνιών· ὃς δὴ καρποφορεῖ, καὶ ποιεῖ, ὃ μὲν ἑκατόν, ὃ δὲ ἑξήκοντα, ὃ δὲ τριάκοντα.",
"text": "The *de* upon the *gēn* the *kalēn* *spareis*, *houtos* is the one the *logon* *akouōn*, and *syniōn*; who *dē* *karpophorei*, and *poiei*, the *men* hundred, the *de* sixty, the *de* thirty.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*gēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - earth/land/soil",
"*kalēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - good/beautiful/noble",
"*spareis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been sown",
"*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this one",
"*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word/message",
"*akouōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - hearing/listening to",
"*syniōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - understanding",
"*dē*": "particle - indeed/truly/verily",
"*karpophorei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - bears fruit",
"*poiei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - makes/produces/does",
"*men*": "particle marking first element in contrast - on one hand"
},
"variants": {
"*gēn*": "earth/land/soil/ground",
"*kalēn*": "good/fine/noble/beautiful",
"*spareis*": "sown/scattered/planted",
"*logon*": "word/message/account",
"*syniōn*": "understanding/comprehending/grasping"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.24",
"source": "¶Ἄλλην παραβολὴν παρέθηκεν αὐτοῖς, λέγων, Ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ σπείραντι καλὸν σπέρμα ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ αὐτοῦ:",
"text": "¶ *Allēn parabolēn parethēken autois*, *legōn*, *Hōmoiōthē* the *basileia tōn ouranōn anthropō speiranti kalon sperma* in the *agrō autou*:",
"grammar": {
"*Allēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - another/different",
"*parabolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - parable/comparison",
"*parethēken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - set before/placed before/presented",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them",
"*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying",
"*Hōmoiōthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was likened/compared",
"*basileia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - kingdom/reign",
"*tōn ouranōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the heavens",
"*anthropō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to a man",
"*speiranti*": "aorist active participle, dative, masculine, singular - sowing/having sown",
"*kalon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - good/fine",
"*sperma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - seed",
"*agrō*": "dative, masculine, singular - field",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his"
},
"variants": {
"*parabolēn*": "parable/analogy/comparison",
"*parethēken*": "set before/presented/put forward",
"*Hōmoiōthē*": "was likened/was made similar to/was compared",
"*basileia*": "kingdom/reign/rule",
"*ouranōn*": "heavens/sky",
"*sperma*": "seed/offspring"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.25",
"source": "Ἐν δὲ τῷ καθεύδειν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, ἦλθεν αὐτοῦ ὁ ἐχθρὸς καὶ ἔσπειρεν ζιζάνια ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σίτου, καὶ ἀπῆλθεν.",
"text": "In *de* the *katheudein tous anthrōpous*, *ēlthen autou ho echthros* and *espeiren zizania ana meson tou sitou*, and *apēlthen*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*katheudein*": "present active infinitive - to sleep",
"*tous anthrōpous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the men/people",
"*ēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - came",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his",
"*ho echthros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the enemy",
"*espeiren*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - sowed",
"*zizania*": "accusative, neuter, plural - tares/weeds/darnel",
"*ana meson*": "prepositional phrase - among/in the midst of",
"*tou sitou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the wheat",
"*apēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - went away/departed"
},
"variants": {
"*katheudein*": "sleeping/to sleep",
"*echthros*": "enemy/foe/adversary",
"*zizania*": "tares/darnel/weeds (likely Lolium temulentum)",
"*sitou*": "wheat/grain",
"*apēlthen*": "went away/departed/left"
}
}
26{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.26",
"source": "Ὅτε δὲ ἐβλάστησεν ὁ χόρτος, καὶ καρπὸν ἐποίησεν, τότε ἐφάνη καὶ τὰ ζιζάνια.",
"text": "When *de eblastēsen ho chortos*, and *karpon epoiēsen*, then *ephanē* also the *zizania*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*eblastēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - sprouted/budded",
"*ho chortos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the grass/blade/plant",
"*karpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fruit",
"*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - produced/made",
"*ephanē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - appeared/was revealed",
"*zizania*": "nominative, neuter, plural - tares/weeds/darnel"
},
"variants": {
"*eblastēsen*": "sprouted/budded/grew",
"*chortos*": "grass/blade/plant",
"*karpon*": "fruit/produce/yield",
"*epoiēsen*": "made/produced/bore",
"*ephanē*": "appeared/became visible/was revealed"
}
}
27{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.27",
"source": "Προσελθόντες δὲ οἱ δοῦλοι τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου εἶπον αὐτῷ, Κύριε, οὐχὶ καλὸν σπέρμα ἔσπειρας ἐν τῷ σῷ ἀγρῷ; πόθεν οὖν ἔχει ζιζάνια;",
"text": "*Proselthontes de hoi douloi tou oikodespotou eipon autō*, *Kyrie*, not *kalon sperma espeiras* in the *sō agrō*? From where *oun echei zizania*?",
"grammar": {
"*Proselthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come to/approached",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*hoi douloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - the slaves/servants",
"*tou oikodespotou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the master of the house/householder",
"*eipon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - said/told",
"*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him",
"*Kyrie*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Lord/Master/Sir",
"*kalon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - good/fine",
"*sperma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - seed",
"*espeiras*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular - you sowed",
"*sō*": "dative, masculine, singular, possessive adjective - your",
"*agrō*": "dative, masculine, singular - field",
"*oun*": "conjunction - therefore/then",
"*echei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - has/holds",
"*zizania*": "accusative, neuter, plural - tares/weeds/darnel"
},
"variants": {
"*Proselthontes*": "approaching/coming to/having come",
"*douloi*": "slaves/servants/bondservants",
"*oikodespotou*": "householder/master of the house",
"*Kyrie*": "Lord/Master/Sir",
"*espeiras*": "you sowed/planted/scattered",
"*sō*": "your/yours"
}
}
28{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.28",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ ἔφη αὐτοῖς, Ἐχθρὸς ἄνθρωπος τοῦτο ἐποίησεν. Οἱ δὲ δοῦλοι εἶπον αὐτῷ, Θέλεις οὖν ἀπελθόντες συλλέξωμεν αὐτά;",
"text": "He *de ephē autois*, *Echthros anthrōpos touto epoiēsen*. The *de douloi eipon autō*, *Theleis oun apelthontes syllexōmen auta*?",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*ephē*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was saying/said",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them",
"*Echthros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - enemy",
"*anthrōpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man/person",
"*touto*": "accusative, neuter, singular - this",
"*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - did/made",
"*douloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - slaves/servants",
"*eipon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - said/told",
"*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him",
"*Theleis*": "present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you wish/want/desire",
"*oun*": "conjunction - therefore/then",
"*apelthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - going away/departing",
"*syllexōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural - we should gather/collect",
"*auta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - them"
},
"variants": {
"*ephē*": "said/declared/stated",
"*Echthros*": "enemy/hostile/adversary",
"*epoiēsen*": "did/made/performed",
"*Theleis*": "do you wish/want/desire",
"*apelthontes*": "going/departing/going away",
"*syllexōmen*": "should gather/collect/pick"
}
}
29{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.29",
"source": "Ὁ δέ ἔφη, Οὔ· μήποτε συλλέγοντες τὰ ζιζάνια, ἐκριζώσητε ἅμα αὐτοῖς τὸν σῖτον.",
"text": "He *de ephē*, No; lest *syllegontes ta zizania*, *ekrizōsēte hama autois ton siton*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*ephē*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was saying/said",
"*syllegontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - gathering/collecting",
"*ta zizania*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the tares/weeds",
"*ekrizōsēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might uproot",
"*hama*": "adverb/preposition - at once/together with",
"*autois*": "dative, neuter, plural - with them",
"*ton siton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the wheat"
},
"variants": {
"*syllegontes*": "gathering/collecting/picking",
"*ekrizōsēte*": "uproot/pull out by the roots/extract",
"*hama*": "together with/at the same time as/along with",
"*siton*": "wheat/grain"
}
}
30{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.30",
"source": "Ἄφετε συναυξάνεσθαι ἀμφότερα μέχρι τοῦ θερισμοῦ: καὶ ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τοῦ θερισμοῦ ἐρῶ τοῖς θερισταῖς, Συλλέξατε πρῶτον τὰ ζιζάνια, καὶ δήσατε αὐτὰ εἰς δέσμας πρὸς τὸ κατακαῦσαι αὐτά: τὸν δὲ σῖτον συναγάγετε εἰς τὴν ἀποθήκην μου.",
"text": "*Aphete synauxanesthai amphotera mechri tou therismou*: and in the *kairō tou therismou erō tois theristais*, *Syllexate prōton ta zizania*, and *dēsate auta eis desmas pros to katakausai auta*: the *de siton synagagete eis tēn apothēkēn mou*.",
"grammar": {
"*Aphete*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - allow/let/permit",
"*synauxanesthai*": "present passive infinitive - to grow together",
"*amphotera*": "accusative, neuter, plural - both",
"*mechri*": "preposition - until",
"*tou therismou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the harvest",
"*kairō*": "dative, masculine, singular - time/season/opportune moment",
"*erō*": "future active indicative, 1st person singular - I will say/tell",
"*tois theristais*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the harvesters/reapers",
"*Syllexate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - gather/collect",
"*prōton*": "adverbial accusative - first",
"*ta zizania*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the tares/weeds",
"*dēsate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - bind/tie",
"*auta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - them",
"*eis desmas*": "into bundles",
"*pros to katakausai*": "for the burning/to burn",
"*siton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - wheat",
"*synagagete*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - gather/collect",
"*eis tēn apothēkēn*": "into the barn/storehouse",
"*mou*": "genitive, 1st person singular - of me/my"
},
"variants": {
"*Aphete*": "allow/permit/let",
"*synauxanesthai*": "to grow together/grow alongside",
"*amphotera*": "both/both kinds",
"*therismou*": "harvest/reaping time",
"*kairō*": "time/season/appointed time",
"*theristais*": "harvesters/reapers",
"*Syllexate*": "gather/collect/pick",
"*dēsate*": "bind/tie/bundle",
"*desmas*": "bundles/sheaves",
"*katakausai*": "to burn up/consume with fire",
"*synagagete*": "gather/collect/bring together",
"*apothēkēn*": "barn/storehouse/granary"
}
}
31{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.31",
"source": "¶Ἄλλην παραβολὴν παρέθηκεν αὐτοῖς, λέγων, Ὁμοία ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν κόκκῳ σινάπεως, ὃν λαβὼν ἄνθρωπος, ἔσπειρεν ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ αὐτοῦ:",
"text": "¶ *Allēn parabolēn parethēken autois*, *legōn*, *Homoia estin hē basileia tōn ouranōn kokkō sinapeōs*, which *labōn anthrōpos*, *espeiren en tō agrō autou*:",
"grammar": {
"*Allēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - another",
"*parabolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - parable",
"*parethēken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - set before/presented",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them",
"*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying",
"*Homoia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - like/similar",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*hē basileia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the kingdom",
"*tōn ouranōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the heavens",
"*kokkō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to a grain/seed",
"*sinapeōs*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of mustard",
"*labōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having taken",
"*anthrōpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man/person",
"*espeiren*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - sowed",
"*en tō agrō*": "in the field",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his"
},
"variants": {
"*parabolēn*": "parable/comparison/analogy",
"*Homoia*": "like/similar/resembling",
"*basileia*": "kingdom/reign/rule",
"*kokkō*": "grain/seed/kernel",
"*sinapeōs*": "of mustard/mustard plant",
"*labōn*": "taking/having taken/receiving",
"*espeiren*": "sowed/planted/scattered"
}
}
32{
"verseID": "Matthew.13.32",
"source": "Ὃ μικρότερον μέν ἐστιν πάντων τῶν σπερμάτων: ὅταν δὲ αὐξηθῇ, μεῖζον τῶν λαχάνων ἐστὶν, καὶ γίνεται δένδρον, ὥστε ἐλθεῖν τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ κατασκηνοῦν ἐν τοῖς κλάδοις αὐτοῦ.",
"text": "Which *mikroteron men estin pantōn tōn spermatōn*: when *de auxēthē*, *meizon tōn lachanōn estin*, and *ginetai dendron*, so that *elthein ta peteina tou ouranou* and *kataskēnoun en tois kladois autou*.",
"grammar": {
"*mikroteron*": "comparative, nominative, neuter, singular - smaller",
"*men*": "particle marking first element in contrast - on one hand",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*pantōn tōn spermatōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of all the seeds",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*auxēthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - it might be grown/increased",
"*meizon*": "comparative, nominative, neuter, singular - greater",
"*tōn lachanōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of the garden herbs/vegetables",
"*ginetai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - becomes",
"*dendron*": "nominative, neuter, singular - tree",
"*elthein*": "aorist active infinitive - to come",
"*ta peteina*": "accusative, neuter, plural - the birds",
"*tou ouranou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the heaven/sky",
"*kataskēnoun*": "present active infinitive - to nest/dwell",
"*en tois kladois*": "in the branches",
"*autou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of it"
},
"variants": {
"*mikroteron*": "smaller/lesser",
"*spermatōn*": "seeds/offspring",
"*auxēthē*": "grows/increases/develops",
"*meizon*": "greater/larger",
"*lachanōn*": "garden herbs/vegetables/plants",
"*ginetai*": "becomes/turns into",
"*dendron*": "tree/large plant",
"*peteina*": "birds/flying creatures",
"*kataskēnoun*": "to nest/make nests/dwell",
"*kladois*": "branches/boughs"
}
}