Matthew 24:3

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

And as he sat vpon the mout Olivete his disciples came vnto hym secretely sayinge. Tell vs when these thinges shalbe? And what signe shalbe of thy comynge and of the ende of the worlde?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Καθημένου δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρους τῶν Ἐλαιῶν, προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ κατʼ ἰδίαν, λέγοντες, Εἰπὲ ἡμῖν, πότε ταῦτα ἔσται; καὶ τί τὸ σημεῖον τῆς σῆς παρουσίας, καὶ τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος;

Transliteration

And kathēmenou of him upon the orous of the Elaiōn, prosēlthon to him the mathētai katʼ idian, legontes, Eipe to us, when these things estai? and what the sēmeion of your parousias, and of the synteleias of the aiōnos?

Grammar Details

• *kathēmenou*: present middle participle, genitive masculine singular - sitting/seated
• *orous*: genitive neuter singular - mountain/mount
• *Elaiōn*: genitive feminine plural - of Olives
• *prosēlthon*: aorist active, 3rd person plural - came to/approached
• *mathētai*: nominative masculine plural - disciples
• *katʼ idian*: prepositional phrase - privately/by themselves
• *legontes*: present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying
• *Eipe*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - tell/say
• *estai*: future middle, 3rd person singular - will be
• *sēmeion*: nominative neuter singular - sign
• *parousias*: genitive feminine singular - presence/coming/arrival
• *synteleias*: genitive feminine singular - completion/consummation/end
• *aiōnos*: genitive masculine singular - age/world

Word Meanings

• *kathēmenou*: sitting/being seated/dwelling
• *orous*: mountain/mount/hill
• *prosēlthon*: approached/came to/came near
• *mathētai*: disciples/students/followers
• *katʼ idian*: privately/apart/by themselves
• *legontes*: saying/speaking/declaring
• *Eipe*: tell/say/speak
• *estai*: will be/shall be/will happen
• *sēmeion*: sign/indicator/marker
• *parousias*: presence/coming/arrival
• *synteleias*: completion/consummation/end
• *aiōnos*: age/era/world/eternity

Referenced Verses

• Matt 21:1 : 1 When they drewe neye vnto Ierusalem and were come to Betphage vnto mounte olivete: then sent Iesus two of his disciples
• Acts 1:7 : 7 And he sayde vnto them: It is not for you to knowe the tymes or the seasons which ye father hath put in his awne power:
• Matt 24:43 : 43 Of this be sure that yf the good man of the housse knewe what houre the thefe wolde come: he wolde suerly watche and not suffre his housse to be broke vppe.
• Matt 28:20 : 20 Teachinge them to observe all thynges what soever I comcommaunded you. And lo I am with you all waye even vntyll the ende of the worlde.
• Mark 13:3-4 : 3 And as he sate on moute olivete over agest the teple Peter and Iames and Iohn and Andrew axed him secretly: 4 tell vs when shall these thinges be? And what is ye signe whe all these thinges shalbe fulfilled?
• Luke 21:7 : 7 And they axed him sayinge: Master whe shall these thinges be and what signe will therbe whe suche thinges shall come to passe.
• John 21:21-22 : 21 When Peter sawe him he sayde to Iesus: Lorde what shall he here do? 22 Iesus sayd vnto him Yf I will have him to tary tyll I come what is that to the? folowe thou me.
• Matt 24:27 : 27 For as ye lightninge cometh out of ye eest and shyneth vnto the weest: so shall the comynge of the sonne of ma be.
• Matt 24:32-33 : 32 Learne, a similitude of the fygge tree: when his braunches are yet tender and his leves sproge ye knowe that sommer is nye. 33 So lyke wyse ye when ye see all these thynges be ye sure that it is neare even at the dores.
• Matt 13:39-40 : 39 And the enemye that soweth the is ye devell. The harvest is ye end of the worlde. And the repers be ye angels. 40 For eve as the tares are gaddred and bret in ye fyre: so shall it be in ye ende of this worlde.
• Matt 13:49 : 49 So shall it be at the ende of the worlde. The angels shall come oute and sever the bad from the good
• Matt 15:12 : 12 Then came his disciples and sayde vnto him. Perceavest thou not how that the pharises are offended in hearinge thys sayinge?
• Matt 17:19 : 19 Then came the disciples to Iesus secretly and sayde: Why could not we cast him out?
• Heb 9:26 : 26 for then must he have often suffered sence the worlde bega. But now in the ende of the worlde hath he appered once to put synne to flyght by the offerynge vp of him silfe.
• Matt 24:37 : 37 As the tyme of Noe was so lyke wyse shall the cominge of ye sonne of man be.
• Matt 24:39 : 39 and knewe of nothynge tyll the floude came and toke them all awaye. So shall also the commynge of the sonne of man be.
• 1 Thess 5:1-9 : 1 Of the tymes and seasons brethren ye have no nede that I write vnto you: 2 for ye youre selves knowe parfectly that the daye of the Lorde shall come even as a thefe in the nyght. 3 When they shall saye peace and no daunger than commeth on the soden destruccion as the travalynge of a woma with childe and they shall not scape. 4 But ye brethre are not in darcknes that yt daye shuld come on you as it were a thefe. 5 Ye are all the childre of light and the children of ye daye. We are not of ye nyght nether of darcknes. 6 Therfore let vs not slepe as do other: but let vs watch and be sober. 7 For they that slepe slepe in the nyght: and they that be dronken are dronken in the nyght. 8 But let vs which are of the daye be sober armed with the brest plate of fayth and love and with hope of salvacio as an helmet. 9 For god hath not apoynted vs vnto wrath: but to obtayne salvacion by ye meanes of oure LORde Iesu Christ 10 which died for vs: that whether we wake or slepe we shuld lyve togedder with him. 11 Wherfore comforte youre selves togedder and edifie one another even as ye do.
• Matt 13:10-11 : 10 And the disciples came and sayde to him: Why speakest thou to the in parables? 11 He answered and sayde vnto them: it is geve vnto you to knowe ye secretes of the kyngdome of heve but to the it is not geve.
• Matt 13:36 : 36 Then sent Iesus ye people awaye and came to housse. And his disciples came vnto him sayinge: declare vnto vs the similitude of the tares of the felde.