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Matthew 21:38

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οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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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.
γεωργοὶ ἰδόντες τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
υἱὸν εἶπον ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
ἑαυτοῖς· οὗτόςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

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Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
ἐστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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The definite article
κληρονόμος· δεῦτε ἀποκτείνωμεν αὐτὸνplugin-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)
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”
σχῶμεν τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ.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
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.'
NIV
“But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him and take his inheritance.'
NLT
“But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, 'Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let's kill him and get the estate for ourselves!'
KJV
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

Matthew 21:37 ← Matthew 21:38 → Matthew 21:39

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