16 {
"verseID": "Matthew.22.16",
"source": "Καὶ ἀποστέλλουσιν αὐτῷ τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτῶν μετὰ τῶν Ἡρωδιανῶν, λέγοντες, Διδάσκαλε, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀληθὴς εἶ, καὶ τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ διδάσκεις, καὶ οὐ μέλει σοι περὶ οὐδενός: οὐ γὰρ βλέπεις εἰς πρόσωπον ἀνθρώπων.",
"text": "And *apostellousin* to him the *mathētas* of them with the *Hērōdianōn*, *legontes*, *Didaskale*, we *oidamen* that *alēthēs* you *ei*, and the *hodon* of the *Theou* in *alētheia* you *didaskeis*, and not *melei* to you about *oudenos*: not for you *blepeis* to *prosōpon* of *anthrōpōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*apostellousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they send/are sending",
"*mathētas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - disciples/students",
"*Hērōdianōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of Herodians",
"*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying",
"*Didaskale*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Teacher!",
"*oidamen*": "perfect active indicative, 1st person plural - we know",
"*alēthēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - true/truthful",
"*ei*": "present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you are",
"*hodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - way/road",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*alētheia*": "dative, feminine, singular - truth",
"*didaskeis*": "present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you teach",
"*melei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it matters/concerns",
"*oudenos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - no one/nothing",
"*blepeis*": "present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you look/see",
"*prosōpon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - face/person/appearance",
"*anthrōpōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of men/people"
},
"variants": {
"*apostellousin*": "they send/are sending/dispatch",
"*mathētas*": "disciples/students/pupils",
"*legontes*": "saying/speaking/declaring",
"*Didaskale*": "Teacher/Master/Instructor",
"*oidamen*": "we know/understand/perceive",
"*alēthēs*": "true/truthful/honest",
"*hodon*": "way/road/path/teaching",
"*alētheia*": "truth/truthfulness/reality",
"*didaskeis*": "you teach/instruct",
"*melei*": "it matters/concerns/cares",
"*blepeis*": "you look/see/regard",
"*prosōpon*": "face/person/appearance/status"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Matthew.22.17",
"source": "Εἰπὲ οὖν ἡμῖν, Τί σοι δοκεῖ; Ἔξεστιν δοῦναι κῆνσον Καίσαρι, ἢ οὔ;",
"text": "*Eipe* therefore to us, What to you *dokei*? *Exestin* *dounai* *kēnson* to *Kaisari*, or not?",
"grammar": {
"*Eipe*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - tell/say",
"*dokei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it seems/appears",
"*Exestin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it is lawful/permitted",
"*dounai*": "aorist active infinitive - to give",
"*kēnson*": "accusative, masculine, singular - tax/tribute",
"*Kaisari*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Caesar"
},
"variants": {
"*Eipe*": "tell/say/speak",
"*dokei*": "it seems/appears/thinks",
"*Exestin*": "it is lawful/permitted/allowed",
"*dounai*": "to give/grant/pay",
"*kēnson*": "tax/tribute/poll tax",
"*Kaisari*": "to Caesar/to the emperor"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Matthew.22.18",
"source": "Γνοὺς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὴν πονηρίαν αὐτῶν, εἶπεν, Τί με πειράζετε, ὑποκριταί;",
"text": "But *gnous* the *Iēsous* the *ponērian* of them, *eipen*, Why me do you *peirazete*, *hypokritai*?",
"grammar": {
"*gnous*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having known/perceived",
"*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus",
"*ponērian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - wickedness/evil",
"*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said",
"*peirazete*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you test/tempt",
"*hypokritai*": "vocative, masculine, plural - hypocrites"
},
"variants": {
"*gnous*": "having known/perceived/recognized",
"*ponērian*": "wickedness/evil/malice",
"*peirazete*": "you test/tempt/try",
"*hypokritai*": "hypocrites/pretenders/actors"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Matthew.22.19",
"source": "Ἐπιδείξατέ μοι τὸ νόμισμα τοῦ κήνσου. Οἱ δὲ προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ δηνάριον.",
"text": "*Epideixate* to me the *nomisma* of the *kēnsou*. And they *prosēnegkan* to him *dēnarion*.",
"grammar": {
"*Epideixate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - show/display",
"*nomisma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - coin/money",
"*kēnsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of tax/tribute",
"*prosēnegkan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - brought/presented",
"*dēnarion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - denarius (Roman coin)"
},
"variants": {
"*Epideixate*": "show/display/demonstrate",
"*nomisma*": "coin/money/currency",
"*prosēnegkan*": "brought/presented/offered",
"*dēnarion*": "denarius/penny (Roman coin worth a day's wage)"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Matthew.22.20",
"source": "Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τίνος ἡ εἰκὼν αὕτη καὶ ἡ ἐπιγραφή;",
"text": "And *legei* to them, Whose the *eikōn* this and the *epigraphē*?",
"grammar": {
"*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says/is saying",
"*eikōn*": "nominative, feminine, singular - image/likeness",
"*epigraphē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - inscription/title"
},
"variants": {
"*eikōn*": "image/likeness/representation",
"*epigraphē*": "inscription/title/superscription"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Matthew.22.21",
"source": "Λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, Καίσαρος. Τότε λέγει αὐτοῖς, Ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι· καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ.",
"text": "They *legousin* to him, Of *Kaisaros*. Then *legei* to them, *Apodote* therefore the things of *Kaisaros* to *Kaisari*; and the things of the *Theou* to the *Theō*.",
"grammar": {
"*legousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they say/are saying",
"*Kaisaros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Caesar",
"*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he says/is saying",
"*Apodote*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - give back/render",
"*Kaisari*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Caesar",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God"
},
"variants": {
"*legousin*": "they say/declare/tell",
"*Kaisaros*": "of Caesar/of the emperor",
"*Apodote*": "give back/render/return/pay",
"*Kaisari*": "to Caesar/to the emperor",
"*Theou*": "of God/belonging to God",
"*Theō*": "to God"
}
}