Luke 5:37

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ οὐδεὶς βάλλει οἶνον νέον εἰς ἀσκοὺς παλαιούς· εἰ δὲ μή γε ῥήξει ὁ νέος οἶνος τοὺς ἀσκούς, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐκχυθήσεται, καὶ οἱ ἀσκοὶ ἀπολοῦνται.

Transliteration

And no one ballei oinon neon eis askous palaious: ei de mē ge rhēxei ho neos oinos tous askous, and it ekchythēsetai, and the askoi apolountai.

Grammar Details

*oudeis*: nominative, masculine, singular - no one
*ballei*: present, 3rd singular, active - puts
*oinon*: accusative, masculine, singular - wine
*neon*: accusative, masculine, singular - new/young
*eis*: preposition + accusative - into
*askous*: accusative, masculine, plural - wineskins
*palaious*: accusative, masculine, plural - old
*ei de mē ge*: idiom - otherwise/if not so
*rhēxei*: future, 3rd singular, active - will burst
*ho neos oinos*: nominative, masculine, singular - the new wine
*tous askous*: accusative, masculine, plural - the wineskins
*ekchythēsetai*: future, 3rd singular, passive - will be poured out
*hoi askoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - the wineskins
*apolountai*: future, 3rd plural, middle - will be destroyed/perish

Word Meanings

*ballei*: puts/places/pours
*oinon*: wine
*neon*: new/young/fresh
*askous*: wineskins/leather bottles
*palaious*: old/worn
*rhēxei*: will burst/break/rupture
*ekchythēsetai*: will be poured out/spilled
*apolountai*: will be destroyed/perish/be lost

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Josh 9:4 : 4 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
Josh 9:13 : 13 And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
Ps 119:83 : 83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.

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