Matthew 16:19

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

And I wyll geve vnto the the keyes of the kyngdom of heven: and whatsoever thou byndest vpon erth shall be bounde in heven: and whatsoever thou lowsest on erthe shalbe lowsed in heven.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ δώσω σοι τὰς κλεῖς τῆς βασιλείας τῶν οὐρανῶν: καὶ ὃ ἐὰν δήσῃς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἔσται δεδεμένον ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς: καὶ ὃ ἐὰν λύσῃς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἔσται λελυμένον ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.

Transliteration

And I will dōsō to you the kleis of the basileias of the ouranōn: and what ean you dēsēs upon the gēs estai dedemenon in the ouranois: and what ean you lysēs upon the gēs estai lelymenon in the ouranois.

Grammar Details

• *dōsō*: future active indicative, 1st person singular - I will give
• *kleis*: accusative plural feminine - keys
• *basileias*: genitive singular feminine - of kingdom
• *ouranōn*: genitive plural masculine - of heavens
• *ean*: conditional particle - if/whatever
• *dēsēs*: aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular - you might bind
• *gēs*: genitive singular feminine - of earth
• *estai*: future middle indicative, 3rd person singular - will be
• *dedemenon*: perfect passive participle, nominative singular neuter - having been bound
• *ouranois*: dative plural masculine - heavens
• *lysēs*: aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular - you might loose
• *lelymenon*: perfect passive participle, nominative singular neuter - having been loosed

Word Meanings

• *dōsō*: I will give/grant
• *kleis*: keys/means of access
• *basileias*: kingdom/reign/dominion
• *dēsēs*: bind/tie/restrain
• *gēs*: earth/land/ground
• *dedemenon*: having been bound/tied/restrained
• *lysēs*: loose/untie/release
• *lelymenon*: having been loosed/untied/released

Referenced Verses

• Matt 18:18 : 18 Verely I say vnto you what soever ye bynde on erth shalbe bounde in heven. And what soever ye lowse on erth shalbe lowsed in heven.
• Rev 1:18 : 18 and am alyve and was deed. And beholde I am alyve for ever more and have the kayes of hell and of deeth.
• John 20:23 : 23 Whosoevers synnes ye remyt they are remitted vnto the. And whosoevers synnes ye retayne they are retayned.
• Rev 3:7 : 7 And wryte vnto ye tydinges bringer of ye cogregacio of Philadelphia: this sayth he yt is holy and true which hath ye keye of Dauid: which openyth and noma shutteth and shutteth and no ma openeth.
• Rev 9:1 : 1 And the fyfte angell blewe and I sawe a stare fall from heven vnto the erth. And to him was geven the kaye of the bottomlesse pytt.
• Rev 11:6 : 6 These have power to shut heven that it rayne not in the dayes of their prophesyinge: and have power over waters to turne them to bloud and to smyte the erth wt almaner plages as often as they will.
• Acts 2:14-42 : 14 But Peter stepped forth with the eleve and lift vp his voyce and sayde vnto them: Ye men of Iewrye and all ye that inhabite Ierusalem: be this knowe vnto you and with youre eares heare my wordes. 15 These are not dronken as ye suppose: for it is yet but the thyrde houre of ye daye. 16 But this is that which was spoken by ye Prophete Iohel: 17 It shalbe in the last dayes sayth God: of my sprete I will powre out vpon all flesshe. And youre sonnes and youre doughters shall prophesy and youre yoge men shall se visions and youre olde me shall dreme dremes. 18 And on my servauts and on my honde maydens I will powre out of my sprete in those dayes and they shall prophesye. 19 And I will shewe wonders in heaven a bove and tokens in the erth benethe bloud and fyre and the vapour of smoke. 20 The sunne shalbe turned into darknes and the mone into bloud before that greate and notable daye of the Lorde come. 21 And it shalbe that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lorde shalbe saved. 22 Ye men of Israel heare these wordes. Iesus of Nazareth a ma approved of God amoge you with myracles wondres and signes which God dyd by him in ye myddes of you as ye youre selves knowe: 23 him have ye taken by the hondes of vnrightewes persones after he was delivered by the determinat counsell and foreknoweledge of God and have crucified and slayne: 24 whom God hath raysed vp and lowsed the sorowes of deeth because it was vnpossible that he shuld be holden of it. 25 For David speaketh of him: Afore honde I sawe God alwayes before me: For he is on my ryght honde that I shuld not be moved. 26 Therfore dyd my hert reioyce and my tonge was glad. Moreover also my flesshe shall rest in hope 27 because thou wilt not leve my soul in hell nether wilt suffre thyne holye to se corrupcio. 28 Thou hast shewed me the wayes of lyfe and shalt make me full of ioye with thy countenaunce. 29 Men and brethren let me frely speake vnto you of the partriarke David: For he is both deed and buryed and his sepulcre remayneth with vs vnto this daye. 30 Therfore seinge he was a Prophet and knewe that God had sworne with an othe to him that the frute of his loynes shuld sit on his seat (in that Christ shulde ryse agayne in the flesshe) 31 he sawe before: and spake in the resurreccion of Christ that his soule shulde not be left in hell: nether his flesse shuld se corrupcio. 32 This Iesus hath God raysyd vp wherof we all are witnesses. 33 Sence now that he by the right honde of God exalted is and hath receaved of the father the promyse of the holy goost he hath sheed forthe that which ye nowe se and heare. 34 For David is not ascendyd into heave: but he sayde. The Lorde sayde to my Lorde sit on my right honde 35 vntill I make thy fooes thy fote stole. 36 So therfore let all the housse of Israel knowe for a suerty yt God hath made ye same Iesus whom ye have crucified LORde and Christ. 37 When they hearde this they were pricked in their hertes and sayd vnto Peter and vnto the other Apostles: Ye men and brethre what shall we do? 38 Peter sayde vnto them: repent and be baptised every one of you in the name of Iesus Christ for the remission of synnes and ye shall receave the gyfte of the holy goost. 39 For ye promyse was made vnto you and to youre chyldre and to all that are afarre even as many as ye Lorde oure God shall call. 40 And with many other wordes bare he witnes and exhorted them sayinge: Save youre selves from this vntowarde generacion. 41 Then they that gladly receaved his preachynge were baptised: and the same daye ther were added vnto them aboute thre thousande soules. 42 And they continued in the Apostles doctrine and felloushippe and in breakinge of breed and in prayer.
• Acts 10:34-43 : 34 Then Peter opened his mouth and sayde: Of a trueth I perseave that God is not parciall 35 but in all people he that feareth him and worketh rightewesnes is accepted with him. 36 Ye knowe the preachynge that God sent vnto the chyldren of Israel preachinge peace by Iesus Christe (which is Lorde over all thinges): 37 Which preachinge was published thorow oute all Iewrye and begane in Galile after the baptyme which Iohn preached 38 how God had annoynted Iesus of Nazareth with the holy goost and with power which Iesus went aboute doinge good and healynge all yt were oppressed of the develles for God was with him. 39 And we are witnesses of all thinges which he dyd in the londe of the Iewes and at Ierusalem whom they slew and honge on tree. 40 Him God reysed vp ye thyrde daye and shewed him openly 41 not to all the people but vnto vs witnesses chosyn before of God which ate and dronke with him after he arose from deeth. 42 And he comaunded vs to preache vnto the people and testifie that it is he that is ordened of God a iudge of quycke and deed. 43 To him geve all the Prophetes witnes that thorowe his name shall receave remission of synnes all that beleve in him.
• Acts 15:7 : 7 And when ther was moche disputinge Peter rose vp and sayde vnto them: Ye men and brethren ye knowe how that a good whyle agoo God chose amoge vs that the getyls by my mouth shuld heare the worde of the gospell and beleve.
• 1 Cor 5:4-5 : 4 in the name of oure Lorde Iesu Christ when ye are gaddered togedder and my sprete with the power of the Lorde Iesus Christ 5 to deliver him vnto Satan for ye destruccio of the flesshe yt the sprete maye be saved in ye daye of ye Lorde Iesus.
• 2 Cor 2:10 : 10 To whom ye forgeve enythinge I forgeve also. And verely if I forgeve enythinge to whom I forgave it for youre sakes forgave I it in the roume of Christ
• 1 Thess 4:8 : 8 He therfore that despiseth despiseth not man but God which hath sent his holy sprete amonge you.
• Rev 20:1-3 : 1 And I sawe an angell come doune from heven havinge the kaye of the bottomlesse pyt and a gret chayne in his honde. 2 And he toke the drago that olde serpet which is the devyll and Satanas and he bounde him a thousand yeares: 3 and cast him into the bottomlesse pit and he bounde him and set a seale on him yt he shuld desceaue the people no moare tyll the.M. yeares were fulfilled. And after yt he muste be loosed for a litell season.