Matthew 21:45

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ Φαρισαῖοι τὰς παραβολὰς αὐτοῦ, ἔγνωσαν ὅτι περὶ αὐτῶν. Λέγει

Transliteration

And akousantes the archiereis and the Pharisaioi the parabolas of him, egnōsan that concerning them. He legei

Grammar Details

*akousantes*: aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard
*archiereis*: nominative, masculine, plural - chief priests
*Pharisaioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - Pharisees
*parabolas*: accusative, feminine, plural - parables
*egnōsan*: aorist indicative, 3rd plural - they knew/recognized
*legei*: present indicative, 3rd singular - he says/speaks

Word Meanings

*akousantes*: having heard/when they heard
*archiereis*: chief priests/high priests
*Pharisaioi*: Pharisees (Jewish religious group)
*parabolas*: parables/stories/illustrations
*egnōsan*: they knew/they recognized/they understood
*legei*: he says/he tells/he speaks

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 12:12 : 12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Luke 11:45 : 45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
Luke 20:19 : 19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

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