Matthew 16:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

{G1161} He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὀψίας γενομένης, λέγετε, Εὐδία: πυρράζει γὰρ ὁ οὐρανός.

Transliteration

He de apokritheis eipen to them, Opsias genomenēs, you say, Eudia: pyrrazei for the ouranos.

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive particle - but/and
*apokritheis*: aorist passive participle, nominative singular masculine - having answered
*eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said
*Opsias*: genitive singular feminine - evening
*genomenēs*: aorist middle participle, genitive singular feminine - having come/become
*Eudia*: nominative singular feminine - fair weather
*pyrrazei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is red/fiery
*ouranos*: nominative singular masculine - heaven/sky

Word Meanings

*apokritheis*: having answered/responded
*Opsias genomenēs*: when evening has come/at evening
*Eudia*: fair weather/clear sky
*pyrrazei*: is red/fiery/reddish
*ouranos*: heaven/sky

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 12:54-56 : 54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. 55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say , There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. 56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

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