Matthew 15:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῇ λόγον. Καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἠρώτων αὐτόν, λέγοντες, Ἀπόλυσον αὐτήν· ὅτι κράζει ὄπισθεν ἡμῶν.

Transliteration

He de not apekrithē to her logon. And proselthontes the mathētai of him ērōtōn him, legontes, Apoluson her; for she krazei opisthen us.

Grammar Details

*Ho de*: but he
*ouk*: negative particle - not
*apekrithē*: aorist, indicative, passive, 3rd person singular - he answered
*autē*: dative, feminine, singular - to her
*logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - word/statement
*Kai*: conjunction - and
*proselthontes*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - having come to
*hoi mathētai autou*: nominative, masculine, plural - his disciples
*ērōtōn*: imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person plural - they were asking
*auton*: accusative, masculine, singular - him
*legontes*: present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying
*Apoluson*: aorist imperative, active, 2nd person singular - send away
*autēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - her
*hoti*: conjunction - because
*krazei*: present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - she cries out
*opisthen*: adverb - behind
*hēmōn*: genitive, plural - us/our

Word Meanings

*apekrithē*: answered/replied/responded
*logon*: word/statement/speech
*proselthontes*: having come to/approached
*mathētai*: disciples/students/followers
*ērōtōn*: were asking/requesting/beseeching
*legontes*: saying/speaking
*Apoluson*: send away/dismiss/release
*krazei*: cries out/calls/shouts
*opisthen*: behind/after/following

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Readability

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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

Matt 14:15 : 15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
Mark 10:47-48 : 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
Gen 42:7 : 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food.
Deut 8:2 : 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Ps 28:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Lam 3:8 : 8 Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

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