16 {
"verseID": "Matthew.4.16",
"source": "Ὁ λαὸς ὁ καθήμενος ἐν σκότει εἶδεν φῶς μέγα· καὶ τοῖς καθημένοις ἐν χώρᾳ καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτου φῶς ἀνέτειλεν αὐτοῖς.",
"text": "The *laos ho kathēmenos* in *skotei eiden phōs mega*; and to the ones *kathēmenois* in *chōra* and *skia thanatou phōs aneteilen autois*.",
"grammar": {
"*laos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - people",
"*ho kathēmenos*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - the one sitting/dwelling",
"*skotei*": "dative, neuter, singular - darkness [object of preposition]",
"*eiden*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - saw",
"*phōs*": "accusative, neuter, singular - light",
"*mega*": "accusative, neuter, singular - great",
"*kathēmenois*": "present middle participle, dative, masculine, plural - to the ones sitting/dwelling",
"*chōra*": "dative, feminine, singular - region/country [object of preposition]",
"*skia*": "dative, feminine, singular - shadow [object of preposition]",
"*thanatou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of death",
"*phōs*": "nominative, neuter, singular - light",
"*aneteilen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - rose/dawned",
"*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them"
},
"variants": {
"*laos*": "people/nation/population",
"*kathēmenos*": "sitting/dwelling/residing",
"*skotei*": "darkness/gloom",
"*eiden*": "saw/perceived",
"*phōs*": "light/radiance",
"*mega*": "great/large/intense",
"*chōra*": "region/country/land",
"*skia*": "shadow/shade",
"*thanatou*": "of death/mortality",
"*aneteilen*": "rose/dawned/shone forth"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Matthew.4.17",
"source": "Ἀπὸ τότε ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς κηρύσσειν, καὶ λέγειν, Μετανοεῖτε: ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.",
"text": "From *tote ērxato ho Iēsous kērussein*, and *legein*, *Metanoeite*: *ēngiken gar hē basileia tōn ouranōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time",
"*ērxato*": "aorist middle, 3rd singular - began",
"*ho Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus",
"*kērussein*": "present active infinitive - to preach/proclaim",
"*legein*": "present active infinitive - to say",
"*Metanoeite*": "present active imperative, 2nd plural - repent/change your mind",
"*ēngiken*": "perfect active, 3rd singular - has drawn near/is at hand",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*hē basileia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the kingdom",
"*tōn ouranōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the heavens"
},
"variants": {
"*tote*": "then/at that time/from that time",
"*ērxato*": "began/started",
"*kērussein*": "to preach/to proclaim/to herald",
"*legein*": "to say/to speak/to tell",
"*Metanoeite*": "repent/change your mind/change your thinking",
"*ēngiken*": "has drawn near/is at hand/has come near",
"*basileia*": "kingdom/reign/rule",
"*ouranōn*": "heavens/sky"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Matthew.4.18",
"source": "Περιπατῶν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν τῆς Γαλιλαίας, εἶδεν δύο ἀδελφούς, Σίμωνα τὸν λεγόμενον Πέτρον, καὶ Ἀνδρέαν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, βάλλοντας ἀμφίβληστρον εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν: ἦσαν γὰρ ἁλιεῖς.",
"text": "*Peripatōn de ho Iēsous para* the *thalassan tēs Galilaias*, *eiden duo adelphous*, *Simōna ton legomenon Petron*, and *Andrean ton adelphon autou*, *ballontas amphiblēstron* into the *thalassan*: *ēsan gar halieis*.",
"grammar": {
"*Peripatōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - walking",
"*de*": "particle - but/and/now",
"*ho Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus",
"*para*": "preposition + accusative - beside/along",
"*thalassan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sea",
"*tēs Galilaias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Galilee",
"*eiden*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - saw",
"*duo*": "accusative - two",
"*adelphous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - brothers",
"*Simōna*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Simon [proper name]",
"*ton legomenon*": "present passive participle, accusative, masculine, singular - the one being called",
"*Petron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Peter [proper name]",
"*Andrean*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Andrew [proper name]",
"*ton adelphon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the brother",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his",
"*ballontas*": "present active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - casting",
"*amphiblēstron*": "accusative, neuter, singular - casting-net",
"*thalassan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sea",
"*ēsan*": "imperfect active, 3rd plural - they were",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*halieis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - fishermen"
},
"variants": {
"*Peripatōn*": "walking/going about",
"*de*": "but/and/now [transitional particle]",
"*para*": "beside/along/by",
"*thalassan*": "sea/lake",
"*eiden*": "saw/perceived",
"*legomenon*": "being called/named",
"*ballontas*": "casting/throwing",
"*amphiblēstron*": "casting-net/fishing net",
"*ēsan*": "they were/they existed",
"*halieis*": "fishermen/fishers"
}
}