Matthew 4:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ προβὰς ἐκεῖθεν, εἶδεν ἄλλους δύο ἀδελφούς, Ἰάκωβον τὸν τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου, καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ μετὰ Ζεβεδαίου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν, καταρτίζοντας τὰ δίκτυα αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτούς.

Transliteration

And probas ekeithen, eiden allous duo adelphous, Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou, and Iōannēn ton adelphon autou, in the ploiō meta Zebedaiou tou patros autōn, katartizontas ta diktua autōn; and ekalesen autous.

Grammar Details

*probas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having gone on
*ekeithen*: adverb - from there
*eiden*: aorist active, 3rd singular - saw
*allous*: accusative, masculine, plural - other
*duo*: accusative - two
*adelphous*: accusative, masculine, plural - brothers
*Iakōbon*: accusative, masculine, singular - James [proper name]
*ton tou Zebedaiou*: accusative + genitive - the [son] of Zebedee
*Iōannēn*: accusative, masculine, singular - John [proper name]
*ton adelphon*: accusative, masculine, singular - the brother
*autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his
*ploiō*: dative, neuter, singular - boat [object of preposition]
*meta*: preposition + genitive - with
*Zebedaiou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Zebedee [proper name]
*tou patros*: genitive, masculine, singular - the father
*autōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of them/their
*katartizontas*: present active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - mending/preparing
*ta diktua*: accusative, neuter, plural - the nets
*ekalesen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - called
*autous*: accusative, masculine, plural - them

Word Meanings

*probas*: having gone on/proceeding/going farther
*ekeithen*: from there/from that place
*eiden*: saw/perceived
*allous*: other/another
*ploiō*: boat/ship
*meta*: with/in company with
*patros*: father/parent
*katartizontas*: mending/preparing/putting in order
*diktua*: nets/fishing nets
*ekalesen*: called/summoned

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Matt 10:2 : 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
Matt 17:1 : 1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
Matt 20:20-21 : 20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.
Matt 26:37 : 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
Mark 1:19-20 : 19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. 20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
Mark 3:17 : 17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
Mark 5:37 : 37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
Luke 5:10-11 : 10 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. 11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.
John 21:2 : 2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
Acts 12:2 : 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

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