Luke 17:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Κύριος, Εἰ εἴχετε πίστιν ὡς κόκκον σινάπεως, ἐλέγετε ἂν τῇ συκαμίνῳ ταύτῃ, Ἐκριζώθητι, καὶ φυτεύθητι ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ· καὶ ὑπήκουσεν ἂν ὑμῖν.

Transliteration

Eipen de the Kyrios, If you eichete pistin as kokkon of sinapeōs, you elegete an to the sykaminō this, Ekrizōthēti, and phyteuthēti in the thalassē; and it hypēkousen an you.

Grammar Details

*Eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*Kyrios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Lord
*eichete*: imperfect active indicative, 2nd plural - you had/were having
*pistin*: accusative, feminine, singular - faith
*kokkon*: accusative, masculine, singular - grain/seed
*sinapeōs*: genitive, neuter, singular - mustard
*elegete*: imperfect active indicative, 2nd plural - you would say
*an*: particle indicating contingency - would/might
*sykaminō*: dative, feminine, singular - mulberry tree/sycamine tree
*Ekrizōthēti*: aorist passive imperative, 2nd singular - be uprooted
*phyteuthēti*: aorist passive imperative, 2nd singular - be planted
*thalassē*: dative, feminine, singular - sea
*hypēkousen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - it would obey

Word Meanings

*Kyrios*: Lord/Master/owner
*kokkon sinapeōs*: mustard seed (proverbially small)
*sykaminō*: mulberry tree/sycamine tree/black mulberry
*Ekrizōthēti*: be uprooted/pulled up by roots
*hypēkousen*: obey/submit/listen to

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Referenced Verses

Matt 17:20 : 20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Matt 21:21 : 21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.
Mark 9:23 : 23 {G1161} Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Mark 11:22-23 : 22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Luke 13:19 : 19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
Matt 13:31-32 : 31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
1 Cor 13:2 : 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
Luke 19:4 : 4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

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