Matthew 25:33

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.›

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ στήσει τὰ μὲν πρόβατα ἐκ δεξιῶν αὐτοῦ, τὰ δὲ ἐρίφια ἐξ εὐωνύμων.

Transliteration

And stēsei the men probata from [the] right of him, the de eriphia from [the] left.

Grammar Details

• *stēsei*: future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will set/place
• *men*: postpositive particle - on the one hand
• *probata*: accusative neuter plural - sheep
• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and/on the other hand
• *eriphia*: accusative neuter plural - young goats/kids
• *dexiōn*: genitive neuter plural - right side
• *euōnymōn*: genitive neuter plural - left side

Word Meanings

• *stēsei*: will set/place/stand
• *men*: on the one hand [contrasting particle]
• *probata*: sheep/flock
• *de*: but/and/on the other hand
• *eriphia*: young goats/kids
• *dexiōn*: right side/right hand
• *euōnymōn*: left side/left hand

Referenced Verses

• Ps 100:3 : 3 Know ye that the LORD he [is] God: [it is] he [that] hath made us, and not we ourselves; [we are] his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
• Ps 45:9 : 9 Kings' daughters [were] among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
• Ps 79:13 : 13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
• Ps 95:7 : 7 ¶ For he [is] our God; and we [are] the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,
• Gen 48:13-14 : 13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought [them] near unto him. 14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid [it] upon Ephraim's head, who [was] the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh [was] the firstborn.
• Gen 48:17-19 : 17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this [is] the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. 19 And his father refused, and said, I know [it], my son, I know [it]: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
• Ps 110:1 : 1 ¶ A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
• Mark 16:19 : 19 ¶ So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
• John 10:26-28 : 26 ‹But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.› 27 ‹My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:› 28 ‹And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any› [man] ‹pluck them out of my hand.›
• John 21:15-17 : 15 ¶ So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, ‹Simon,› [son] ‹of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?› He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, ‹Feed my lambs.› 16 He saith to him again the second time, ‹Simon,› [son] ‹of Jonas, lovest thou me?› He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, ‹Feed my sheep.› 17 He saith unto him the third time, ‹Simon,› [son] ‹of Jonas, lovest thou me?› Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, ‹Feed my sheep.›
• Acts 2:34-35 : 34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.
• Eph 1:20 : 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places],
• Heb 1:3 : 3 Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;