Matt 23:37 : 37 {
"verseID": "Matthew.23.37",
"source": "Ἰερουσαλήμ, Ἰερουσαλήμ, ἡ ἀποκτείνουσα τοὺς προφήτας, καὶ λιθοβολοῦσα τοὺς ἀπεσταλμένους πρὸς αὐτήν, ποσάκις ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν τὰ τέκνα σου, ὃν τρόπον ἐπισυνάγει ὄρνις τὰ νοσσία ἑαυτῆς ὑπὸ τὰς πτέρυγας, καὶ οὐκ ἠθελήσατε!",
"text": "*Ierousalēm*, *Ierousalēm*, the one *apokteinousa* the *prophētas*, and *lithobolousa* the ones *apestalmenous* *pros* her, how-often *ēthelēsa* *episynagagein* the *tekna* of-you, which *tropon* *episynagei* *ornis* the *nossia* of-herself under the *pterygas*, and not *ēthelēsate*!",
"grammar": {
"*Ierousalēm*": "vocative - Jerusalem (direct address, repeated for emphasis)",
"*hē apokteinousa*": "present, active, participle, nominative, feminine, singular with article - the one killing",
"*prophētas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - prophets",
"*lithobolousa*": "present, active, participle, nominative, feminine, singular - stoning",
"*apestalmenous*": "perfect, passive, participle, accusative, masculine, plural - having been sent",
"*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward",
"*autēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - her",
"*posakis*": "interrogative adverb - how often/how many times",
"*ēthelēsa*": "aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I wanted/wished",
"*episynagagein*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to gather together",
"*tekna*": "accusative, neuter, plural - children",
"*sou*": "genitive, singular - of you",
"*hon tropon*": "accusative of manner - in which manner/way",
"*episynagei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - gathers together",
"*ornis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - bird/hen",
"*nossia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - young birds/chicks",
"*heautēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular, reflexive pronoun - of herself",
"*hypo*": "preposition with accusative - under",
"*pterygas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - wings",
"*ouk ēthelēsate*": "aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural with negative - you did not want/wish"
},
"variants": {
"*apokteinousa*": "killing/putting to death/slaying",
"*prophētas*": "prophets/those who speak for God",
"*lithobolousa*": "stoning/throwing stones at",
"*apestalmenous*": "having been sent/commissioned/dispatched",
"*ēthelēsa*": "wanted/wished/desired",
"*episynagagein*": "to gather together/collect/bring together",
"*tekna*": "children/offspring/inhabitants",
"*tropon*": "manner/way/method",
"*episynagei*": "gathers together/collects/brings together",
"*ornis*": "bird/hen/mother bird",
"*nossia*": "young birds/chicks/brood",
"*pterygas*": "wings/feathered appendages",
"*ēthelēsate*": "wanted/wished/were willing"
}
}