1{
"verseID": "Matthew.22.1",
"source": "¶Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς πάλιν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἐν παραβολαῖς, λέγων,",
"text": "And *apokritheis* the *Iēsous* *palin* *eipen* to them in *parabolais*, *legōn*,",
"grammar": {
"*apokritheis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered/responded",
"*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus",
"*palin*": "adverb - again/once more",
"*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - spoke/said",
"*parabolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - parables/comparisons",
"*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*apokritheis*": "having answered/responded/replied",
"*parabolais*": "parables/analogies/figurative stories"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Matthew.22.2",
"source": "Ὡμοιώθη ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ἀνθρώπῳ βασιλεῖ, ὅστις ἐποίησεν γάμους τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ,",
"text": "*Hōmoiōthē* the *basileia* of the *ouranōn* to *anthrōpō* *basilei*, *hostis* *epoiēsen* *gamous* for the *huiō* of him,",
"grammar": {
"*Hōmoiōthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was made like/compared",
"*basileia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - kingdom",
"*ouranōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - heavens",
"*anthrōpō*": "dative, masculine, singular - man/human",
"*basilei*": "dative, masculine, singular - king",
"*hostis*": "relative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - who",
"*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - made/did",
"*gamous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - wedding feasts/marriages",
"*huiō*": "dative, masculine, singular - son"
},
"variants": {
"*Hōmoiōthē*": "was likened to/has become like/is comparable to",
"*basileia*": "kingdom/reign/rule",
"*ouranōn*": "heavens/skies",
"*gamous*": "wedding feast/marriage celebration/wedding banquet"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Matthew.22.3",
"source": "Καὶ ἀπέστειλεν τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ καλέσαι τοὺς κεκλημένους εἰς τοὺς γάμους: καὶ οὐκ ἤθελον ἐλθεῖν.",
"text": "And *apesteilen* the *doulous* of him to *kalesai* the *keklēmenous* to the *gamous*: and not *ēthelon* *elthein*.",
"grammar": {
"*apesteilen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - sent out/dispatched",
"*doulous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - slaves/servants",
"*kalesai*": "aorist active infinitive - to call/invite",
"*keklēmenous*": "perfect passive participle, accusative, masculine, plural - having been called/invited",
"*gamous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - wedding feasts/marriages",
"*ēthelon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were willing/wanting",
"*elthein*": "aorist active infinitive - to come/go"
},
"variants": {
"*doulous*": "slaves/servants/bondservants",
"*kalesai*": "to call/invite/summon",
"*gamous*": "wedding feast/marriage celebration/wedding banquet",
"*ēthelon*": "were willing/wanted/desired"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Matthew.22.4",
"source": "Πάλιν, ἀπέστειλεν ἄλλους δούλους, λέγων, Εἴπατε τοῖς κεκλημένοις, Ἰδού, τὸ ἄριστόν μου ἡτοίμασα: οἱ ταῦροί μου καὶ τὰ σιτιστὰ τεθυμένα, καὶ πάντα ἕτοιμα: δεῦτε εἰς τοὺς γάμους.",
"text": "*Palin*, *apesteilen* *allous* *doulous*, *legōn*, *Eipate* to the *keklēmenois*, *Idou*, the *ariston* of me I have *hētoimasa*: the *tauroi* of me and the *sitista* *tethumena*, and *panta* *hetoima*: *deute* to the *gamous*.",
"grammar": {
"*Palin*": "adverb - again/once more",
"*apesteilen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - sent out/dispatched",
"*allous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - other/different",
"*doulous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - slaves/servants",
"*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying",
"*Eipate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - say/tell",
"*keklēmenois*": "perfect passive participle, dative, masculine, plural - to those having been called/invited",
"*Idou*": "aorist middle imperative, 2nd person singular - behold/look/see",
"*ariston*": "accusative, neuter, singular - meal/dinner/feast",
"*hētoimasa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I prepared/made ready",
"*tauroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - bulls/oxen",
"*sitista*": "nominative, neuter, plural - fattened animals/fatlings",
"*tethumena*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, neuter, plural - having been slaughtered/sacrificed",
"*panta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - all things",
"*hetoima*": "nominative, neuter, plural - ready/prepared",
"*deute*": "adverb used as imperative - come!/come here!",
"*gamous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - wedding feasts/marriages"
},
"variants": {
"*ariston*": "dinner/feast/banquet/meal",
"*tauroi*": "bulls/oxen",
"*sitista*": "fattened animals/fatlings/grain-fed animals",
"*tethumena*": "having been slaughtered/sacrificed/killed",
"*deute*": "come!/come here!/come now!"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Matthew.22.5",
"source": "Οἱ δὲ ἀμελήσαντες, ἀπῆλθον, ὁ μὲν εἰς τὸν ἴδιον ἀγρόν, ὁ δὲ εἰς τὴν ἐμπορίαν αὐτοῦ:",
"text": "But they *amelēsantes*, *apēlthon*, the *men* to the *idion* *agron*, the *de* to the *emporian* of him:",
"grammar": {
"*amelēsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having disregarded/neglected",
"*apēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - went away/departed",
"*men*": "particle - on the one hand (correlates with *de*)",
"*idion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - one's own/personal",
"*agron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - field/farm/land",
"*de*": "particle - but/and/on the other hand",
"*emporian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - business/trade/merchandise"
},
"variants": {
"*amelēsantes*": "having disregarded/neglected/paid no attention",
"*idion*": "own/personal/private",
"*agron*": "field/farm/land/countryside",
"*emporian*": "business/trade/merchandise/commerce"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Matthew.22.6",
"source": "Οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ κρατήσαντες τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ, ὕβρισαν, καὶ ἀπέκτειναν.",
"text": "But the *loipoi* *kratēsantes* the *doulous* of him, *hubrisan*, and *apekteinan*.",
"grammar": {
"*loipoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - remaining/rest",
"*kratēsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having seized/grasped",
"*doulous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - slaves/servants",
"*hubrisan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - insulted/mistreated/abused",
"*apekteinan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - killed/slew"
},
"variants": {
"*loipoi*": "remaining ones/rest/others",
"*kratēsantes*": "having seized/grasped/laid hold of",
"*hubrisan*": "insulted/mistreated/abused/treated shamefully",
"*apekteinan*": "killed/slew/put to death"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Matthew.22.7",
"source": "Καὶ ἀκούσας ὁ βασιλεὺς, ὠργίσθη: καὶ πέμψας τὰ στρατεύματα αὐτοῦ, ἀπώλεσεν τοὺς φονεῖς ἐκείνους, καὶ τὴν πόλιν αὐτῶν ἐνέπρησεν.",
"text": "And *akousas* the *basileus*, *ōrgisthē*: and *pempsas* the *strateumata* of him, *apōlesen* the *phoneis* *ekeinous*, and the *polin* of them *eneprēsen*.",
"grammar": {
"*akousas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having heard",
"*basileus*": "nominative, masculine, singular - king",
"*ōrgisthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was angered/became enraged",
"*pempsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent",
"*strateumata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - armies/troops",
"*apōlesen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - destroyed/killed",
"*phoneis*": "accusative, masculine, plural - murderers/killers",
"*ekeinous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - those/those ones",
"*polin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - city",
"*eneprēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - burned/set on fire"
},
"variants": {
"*akousas*": "having heard/learned of",
"*ōrgisthē*": "was angered/became enraged/was furious",
"*strateumata*": "armies/troops/military forces",
"*apōlesen*": "destroyed/killed/eliminated",
"*phoneis*": "murderers/killers",
"*eneprēsen*": "burned/set on fire/burned down"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Matthew.22.8",
"source": "Τότε λέγει τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ, Ὁ μὲν γάμος ἕτοιμός ἐστιν, οἱ δὲ κεκλημένοι οὐκ ἦσαν ἄξιοι.",
"text": "Then *legei* to the *doulois* of him, The *men* *gamos* *hetoimos* *estin*, but the *keklēmenoi* not *ēsan* *axioi*.",
"grammar": {
"*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says/is saying",
"*doulois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to slaves/servants",
"*men*": "particle - on the one hand (correlates with *de*)",
"*gamos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - wedding/marriage feast",
"*hetoimos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - ready/prepared",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*keklēmenoi*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been called/invited",
"*ēsan*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were",
"*axioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - worthy/deserving"
},
"variants": {
"*gamos*": "wedding feast/marriage celebration/wedding banquet",
"*hetoimos*": "ready/prepared/at hand",
"*axioi*": "worthy/deserving/suitable"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Matthew.22.9",
"source": "Πορεύεσθε οὖν ἐπὶ τὰς διεξόδους τῶν ὁδῶν, καὶ ὅσους ἂν εὕρητε, καλέσατε εἰς τοὺς γάμους.",
"text": "*Poreuesthe* therefore to the *diexodous* of the *hodōn*, and *hosous* *an* *heurēte*, *kalesate* to the *gamous*.",
"grammar": {
"*Poreuesthe*": "present middle/passive imperative, 2nd person plural - go/proceed",
"*diexodous*": "accusative, feminine, plural - intersections/crossroads/exits",
"*hodōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of roads/ways/paths",
"*hosous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - as many as",
"*an*": "particle - ever/might (with subjunctive)",
"*heurēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might find",
"*kalesate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - invite/call",
"*gamous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - wedding feasts/marriages"
},
"variants": {
"*Poreuesthe*": "go/proceed/travel",
"*diexodous*": "intersections/crossroads/highways/thoroughfares",
"*hodōn*": "roads/ways/paths/highways",
"*heurēte*": "you might find/discover/come upon",
"*kalesate*": "invite/call/summon"
}
}