Matt 3:7-9 : 7 {
"verseID": "Matthew.3.7",
"source": "¶Ἰδὼν δὲ πολλοὺς τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ Σαδδουκαίων ἐρχομένους ἐπὶ τὸ βάπτισμα αὐτοῦ, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, τίς ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς;",
"text": "¶*Idōn* *de* many of the *Pharisaiōn* and *Saddoukaiōn* *erchomenous* to the *baptisma* of him, *eipen* to them, *Gennēmata* *echidnōn*, who *hypedeixen* to you to *phygein* from the *mellousēs* *orgēs*?",
"grammar": {
"*Idōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - seeing/having seen",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*Pharisaiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of Pharisees",
"*Saddoukaiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of Sadducees",
"*erchomenous*": "present middle/passive participle, accusative, masculine, plural - coming",
"*baptisma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - baptism",
"*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said",
"*Gennēmata*": "vocative, neuter, plural - offspring/brood",
"*echidnōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of vipers",
"*hypedeixen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - showed/warned",
"*phygein*": "aorist active infinitive - to flee",
"*mellousēs*": "present active participle, genitive, feminine, singular - coming/about to come",
"*orgēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of wrath/anger"
},
"variants": {
"*Idōn*": "seeing/having seen/when he saw",
"*erchomenous*": "coming/approaching/arriving",
"*eipen*": "said/spoke/declared",
"*Gennēmata*": "offspring/brood/generation",
"*hypedeixen*": "showed/warned/instructed",
"*phygein*": "to flee/to escape/to run away from",
"*mellousēs*": "coming/about to come/imminent",
"*orgēs*": "wrath/anger/indignation"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Matthew.3.8",
"source": "Ποιήσατε οὖν καρποὺς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας:",
"text": "*Poiēsate* *oun* *karpous* *axious* of the *metanoias*:",
"grammar": {
"*Poiēsate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd plural - produce/make",
"*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore/then",
"*karpous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - fruits",
"*axious*": "accusative, masculine, plural - worthy",
"*metanoias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of repentance"
},
"variants": {
"*Poiēsate*": "produce/make/bear",
"*karpous*": "fruits/produce/results",
"*axious*": "worthy/fitting/appropriate",
"*metanoias*": "repentance/change of mind/turning from sin"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Matthew.3.9",
"source": "Καὶ μὴ δόξητε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, Πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ: Λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν, ὅτι δύναται ὁ Θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ.",
"text": "And not *doxēte* *legein* in *heautois*, *Patera* we *echomen* the *Abraam*: *Legō* *gar* to you, that *dynatai* the *Theos* from the *lithōn* *toutōn* *egeirai* *tekna* to the *Abraam*.",
"grammar": {
"*doxēte*": "aorist subjunctive, 2nd plural - think/presume",
"*legein*": "present active infinitive - to say",
"*heautois*": "reflexive pronoun, dative, masculine, plural - to yourselves",
"*Patera*": "accusative, masculine, singular - father",
"*echomen*": "present active indicative, 1st plural - we have",
"*Abraam*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Abraham",
"*Legō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - I say",
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because",
"*dynatai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - is able",
"*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*lithōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of stones",
"*toutōn*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, masculine, plural - these",
"*egeirai*": "aorist active infinitive - to raise up",
"*tekna*": "accusative, neuter, plural - children",
"*Abraam*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Abraham"
},
"variants": {
"*doxēte*": "think/presume/suppose",
"*legein*": "to say/to speak/to claim",
"*echomen*": "we have/we possess/we hold",
"*Legō*": "I say/I tell/I declare",
"*dynatai*": "is able/can/has power",
"*lithōn*": "stones/rocks",
"*egeirai*": "to raise up/to bring forth/to produce",
"*tekna*": "children/descendants/offspring"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Matthew.3.10",
"source": "Ἤδη δὲ καὶ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται: πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται, καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.",
"text": "*Ēdē* *de* also the *axinē* *pros* the *rhizan* of the *dendrōn* *keitai*: every *oun* *dendron* not *poioun* *karpon* *kalon* *ekkoptetai*, and into *pyr* *balletai*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ēdē*": "temporal adverb - already/now",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*axinē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - axe",
"*pros*": "preposition with accusative - at/to",
"*rhizan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - root",
"*dendrōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of trees",
"*keitai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - lies/is laid",
"*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore/then",
"*dendron*": "nominative, neuter, singular - tree",
"*poioun*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - producing/making",
"*karpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fruit",
"*kalon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - good",
"*ekkoptetai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is cut down",
"*pyr*": "accusative, neuter, singular - fire",
"*balletai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is thrown"
},
"variants": {
"*Ēdē*": "already/now/at this time",
"*axinē*": "axe/hatchet",
"*pros*": "at/to/against",
"*rhizan*": "root/base",
"*keitai*": "lies/is laid/is placed",
"*poioun*": "producing/making/bearing",
"*karpon*": "fruit/produce/result",
"*kalon*": "good/excellent/fine",
"*ekkoptetai*": "is cut down/is chopped down/is hewn down",
"*balletai*": "is thrown/is cast/is hurled"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Matthew.3.11",
"source": "Ἐγὼ μὲν βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς ἐν ὕδατι εἰς μετάνοιαν: ὁ δὲ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἰσχυρότερός μού ἐστιν, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς τὰ ὑποδήματα βαστάσαι: αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ, καὶ πυρί:",
"text": "*Egō* *men* *baptizō* you in *hydati* for *metanoian*: the *de* *opisō* of me *erchomenos* *ischyroteros* of me *estin*, of whom not *eimi* *hikanos* the *hypodēmata* *bastasai*: he you *baptisei* in *Pneumati* *Hagiō*, and *pyri*:",
"grammar": {
"*Egō*": "personal pronoun, nominative, 1st singular - I",
"*men*": "postpositive particle indicating contrast - on the one hand",
"*baptizō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - I baptize",
"*hydati*": "dative, neuter, singular - with water",
"*metanoian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - for repentance",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and (contrasting with *men*)",
"*opisō*": "adverb - after/behind",
"*erchomenos*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - coming",
"*ischyroteros*": "comparative adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - mightier/stronger",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is",
"*eimi*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - I am",
"*hikanos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - worthy/sufficient",
"*hypodēmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - sandals",
"*bastasai*": "aorist active infinitive - to carry/to bear",
"*baptisei*": "future active indicative, 3rd singular - will baptize",
"*Pneumati*": "dative, neuter, singular - with Spirit",
"*Hagiō*": "dative, neuter, singular - Holy",
"*pyri*": "dative, neuter, singular - with fire"
},
"variants": {
"*baptizō*": "I baptize/I immerse/I wash",
"*metanoian*": "for repentance/for change of mind/for turning from sin",
"*opisō*": "after/behind/following",
"*erchomenos*": "coming/arriving/approaching",
"*ischyroteros*": "mightier/stronger/more powerful",
"*hikanos*": "worthy/sufficient/adequate",
"*hypodēmata*": "sandals/shoes/footwear",
"*bastasai*": "to carry/to bear/to take up",
"*baptisei*": "will baptize/will immerse/will cleanse",
"*Pneumati*": "Spirit/wind/breath",
"*pyri*": "fire/flame"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Matthew.3.12",
"source": "Οὗ τὸ πτύον ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ διακαθαριεῖ τὴν ἅλωνα αὐτοῦ, καὶ συνάξει τὸν σῖτον αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν ἀποθήκην· τὸ δὲ ἄχυρον κατακαύσει πυρὶ ἀσβέστῳ.",
"text": "Of whom the *ptyon* in the *cheiri* of him, and *diakathariei* the *halōna* of him, and *synaxei* the *siton* of him into the *apothēkēn*; the *de* *achyron* *katakausei* *pyri* *asbestō*.",
"grammar": {
"*ptyon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - winnowing fork/fan",
"*cheiri*": "dative, feminine, singular - in hand",
"*diakathariei*": "future active indicative, 3rd singular - will thoroughly clean",
"*halōna*": "accusative, feminine, singular - threshing floor",
"*synaxei*": "future active indicative, 3rd singular - will gather",
"*siton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - wheat/grain",
"*apothēkēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - barn/storehouse",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*achyron*": "accusative, neuter, singular - chaff",
"*katakausei*": "future active indicative, 3rd singular - will burn up",
"*pyri*": "dative, neuter, singular - with fire",
"*asbestō*": "dative, neuter, singular - unquenchable"
},
"variants": {
"*ptyon*": "winnowing fork/fan/shovel",
"*diakathariei*": "will thoroughly clean/will clear completely/will purge",
"*halōna*": "threshing floor/threshing area",
"*synaxei*": "will gather/will collect/will bring together",
"*siton*": "wheat/grain/corn",
"*apothēkēn*": "barn/storehouse/granary",
"*achyron*": "chaff/straw/husks",
"*katakausei*": "will burn up/will consume with fire/will incinerate",
"*asbestō*": "unquenchable/inextinguishable/that cannot be put out"
}
}