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Matthew 19:4

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The definite article
δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

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δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν· οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε ὅτι plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
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Meaning:

* To do * To make

This verb - to do or make - is used in connection with a large range of activities including creation, covenant formation, obedience, miracles, sin and worship.

Verb forms

Present tense Person Greek Form
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Meaning:

* Beginning * First * Elementary * Rulers, rule, domain

Noun, feminine (first declension)

Occurs 56 times in the New Testament, consistently conveying the idea of primacy - whether temporal (i.e. the start, e.g. John 1:1) or causal (i.e. the source) or governmental (i.e. the ruler, e.g. Ephesians 6:12
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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”
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Meaning:

* To do * To make

This verb - to do or make - is used in connection with a large range of activities including creation, covenant formation, obedience, miracles, sin and worship.

Verb forms

Present tense Person Greek Form
αὐτούς;plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

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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
He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,
NIV
“Haven't you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'
NLT
“Haven't you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning 'God made them male and female.'
KJV
And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

Matthew 19:3 ← Matthew 19:4 → Matthew 19:5

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