Matt 22:3-9 : 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"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Matthew.22.10",
"source": "Καὶ ἐξελθόντες οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς, συνήγαγον πάντας ὅσους εὗρον, πονηρούς τε καὶ ἀγαθούς: καὶ ἐπλήσθη ὁ γάμος ἀνακειμένων.",
"text": "And *exelthontes* the *douloi* *ekeinoi* into the *hodous*, *synēgagon* *pantas* *hosous* *heuron*, *ponērous* *te* and *agathous*: and *eplēsthē* the *gamos* of *anakeimenōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*exelthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having gone out",
"*douloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - slaves/servants",
"*ekeinoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - those",
"*hodous*": "accusative, feminine, plural - roads/ways",
"*synēgagon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - gathered together/collected",
"*pantas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - all",
"*hosous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - as many as",
"*heuron*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they found",
"*ponērous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - evil/bad",
"*te*": "conjunction - both/and (links closely with following *kai*)",
"*agathous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - good",
"*eplēsthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was filled",
"*gamos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - wedding feast/marriage",
"*anakeimenōn*": "present middle/passive participle, genitive, masculine, plural - of reclining guests"
},
"variants": {
"*exelthontes*": "having gone out/departed/left",
"*synēgagon*": "gathered together/collected/brought together",
"*ponērous*": "evil/bad/wicked people",
"*agathous*": "good/noble/worthy people",
"*eplēsthē*": "was filled/became full",
"*anakeimenōn*": "of reclining guests/of those at table/of dinner guests"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Matthew.22.11",
"source": "¶Εἰσελθὼν δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς θεάσασθαι τοὺς ἀνακειμένους, εἶδεν ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπον οὐκ ἐνδεδυμένον ἔνδυμα γάμου:",
"text": "But *eiselthōn* the *basileus* to *theasasthai* the *anakeimenous*, *eiden* there *anthrōpon* not *endedymenon* *endyma* of *gamou*:",
"grammar": {
"*eiselthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having entered/come in",
"*basileus*": "nominative, masculine, singular - king",
"*theasasthai*": "aorist middle infinitive - to see/behold/observe",
"*anakeimenous*": "present middle/passive participle, accusative, masculine, plural - reclining guests",
"*eiden*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - saw/noticed",
"*anthrōpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - man/person",
"*endedymenon*": "perfect middle/passive participle, accusative, masculine, singular - having been clothed/dressed",
"*endyma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - garment/clothing",
"*gamou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of wedding/marriage"
},
"variants": {
"*eiselthōn*": "having entered/come in/gone in",
"*theasasthai*": "to see/behold/observe/look at",
"*anakeimenous*": "reclining guests/dinner guests/those at table",
"*endedymenon*": "having been clothed/dressed/wearing",
"*endyma*": "garment/clothing/attire",
"*gamou*": "of wedding/of marriage/of wedding feast"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Matthew.22.12",
"source": "Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Ἑταῖρε, πῶς εἰσῆλθες ὧδε μὴ ἔχων ἔνδυμα γάμου; Ὁ δὲ ἐφιμώθη.",
"text": "And *legei* to him, *Hetaire*, how *eisēlthes* here not *echōn* *endyma* of *gamou*? But he *ephimōthē*.",
"grammar": {
"*legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says/is saying",
"*Hetaire*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Friend!/Companion!",
"*eisēlthes*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular - you entered/came in",
"*echōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having/possessing",
"*endyma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - garment/clothing",
"*gamou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of wedding/marriage",
"*ephimōthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was silenced/made speechless"
},
"variants": {
"*Hetaire*": "Friend/Companion/Fellow (sometimes used ironically)",
"*eisēlthes*": "you entered/came in/got in",
"*endyma*": "garment/clothing/attire",
"*ephimōthē*": "was silenced/made speechless/struck dumb"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Matthew.22.13",
"source": "Τότε εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῖς διακόνοις, Δήσαντες αὐτοῦ πόδας καὶ χεῖρας, ἄρατε αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐκβάλετε εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον· ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.",
"text": "Then *eipen* the *basileus* to the *diakonois*, *Dēsantes* of him *podas* and *cheiras*, *arate* him, and *ekbalete* into the *skotos* the *exōteron*; there *estai* the *klauthmos* and the *brygmos* of the *odontōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said",
"*basileus*": "nominative, masculine, singular - king",
"*diakonois*": "dative, masculine, plural - servants/attendants/ministers",
"*Dēsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having bound",
"*podas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - feet",
"*cheiras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - hands",
"*arate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - take/lift up",
"*ekbalete*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - throw out/cast out",
"*skotos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - darkness",
"*exōteron*": "accusative, neuter, singular, comparative - outer/outside",
"*estai*": "future middle indicative, 3rd person singular - will be",
"*klauthmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - weeping/wailing",
"*brygmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - grinding/gnashing",
"*odontōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of teeth"
},
"variants": {
"*diakonois*": "servants/attendants/ministers",
"*Dēsantes*": "having bound/tied/restrained",
"*arate*": "take/lift up/remove",
"*ekbalete*": "throw out/cast out/expel",
"*skotos*": "darkness/obscurity",
"*exōteron*": "outer/outside/external",
"*klauthmos*": "weeping/wailing/crying",
"*brygmos*": "grinding/gnashing/grating"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Matthew.22.14",
"source": "Πολλοὶ γάρ εἰσιν κλητοί, ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί.",
"text": "For *polloi* *eisin* *klētoi*, but *oligoi* *eklektoi*.",
"grammar": {
"*polloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - many",
"*eisin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - are",
"*klētoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - called/invited",
"*oligoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - few",
"*eklektoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - chosen/selected"
},
"variants": {
"*polloi*": "many/numerous",
"*klētoi*": "called/invited/summoned",
"*oligoi*": "few/not many",
"*eklektoi*": "chosen/selected/elected"
}
}