Greek Interlinear
Matthew 18:13 Interlinear
“And if so be that he find it verily I say unto you he rejoiceth of it more sheep than of which the ninety and nine which not astray”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | καὶ | G2532 | And | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 2 | ἐὰν | G1437 | if so | a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty |
| 3 | γένηται | G1096 | be | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
| 4 | εὑρεῖν | G2147 | that he find | to find (literally or figuratively) |
| 5 | αὐτῷ | G846 | it | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 6 | ἀμὴν | G281 | verily | properly, firm, i.e., (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it) |
| 7 | λέγω | G3004 | I say | properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an |
| 8 | ὑμῖν | G5213 | unto you | to (with or by) you |
| 9 | ὅτι | G3754 | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because | |
| 10 | χαίρει | G5463 | he rejoiceth | to be "cheer"ful, i.e., calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation (on meeting or parting), be well |
| 11 | ἐπὶ | G1909 | of | properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re |
| 12 | αὐτῷ | G846 | it | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 13 | μᾶλλον | G3123 | more | (adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather |
| 14 | ἢ | G2228 | sheep than | disjunctive, or; comparative, than |
| 15 | ἐπὶ | G1909 | of | properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re |
| 16 | τοῖς | G3588 | which | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) |
| 17 | ἐννενηκονταεννέα | G1768 | the ninety and nine | ninety-nine |
| 18 | τοῖς | G3588 | which | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) |
| 19 | μὴ | G3361 | not | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether |
| 20 | πεπλανημένοις | G4105 | astray | to (properly, cause to) roam (from safety, truth, or virtue) |
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