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Καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” προσελθόντες οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article μαθηταὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ·plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) διατί ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. παραβολαῖς λαλεῖς αὐτοῖς;plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) | 
| ESV | 
Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
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| NIV | 
The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
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| NLT | 
His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”
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| KJV | 
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
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Matthew 13:9 ← Matthew 13:10 → Matthew 13:11
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