Mark 13:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀποκριθεὶς αὐτοῖς ἤρξατο λέγειν, Βλέπετε μή τις ὑμᾶς πλανήσῃ:

Transliteration

The de Iēsous apokritheis to-them ērxato legein, Blepete mē anyone you planēsē:

Grammar Details

• *de*: adversative/continuative particle - but/and/now
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *apokritheis*: aorist participle, passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered
• *ērxato*: aorist, indicative, middle, 3rd singular - began
• *legein*: present infinitive, active - to say/speak
• *Blepete*: present imperative, active, 2nd plural - watch/take heed/beware
• *mē*: negative particle with subjunctive - lest/not
• *planēsē*: aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd singular - might lead astray/deceive

Word Meanings

• *de*: but/and/now [transitional marker]
• *apokritheis*: having answered/responded/replied
• *ērxato*: began/started/commenced
• *Blepete*: watch/take heed/beware/pay attention
• *planēsē*: might lead astray/deceive/mislead/cause to wander

Referenced Verses

• Jer 29:8 : 8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed.
• Eph 5:6 : 6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
• Col 2:8 : 8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
• 2 Thess 2:3 : 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
• 1 John 4:1 : 1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
• Rev 20:7-8 : 7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
• Matt 24:4-5 : 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
• Luke 21:8 : 8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
• 1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.