As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.Mark 4:10
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Καὶ ὅτε ἐγένετο κατὰ μόνας, ἠρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ περὶ αὐτὸν σὺν τοῖς δώδεκα τὰς παραβολάς.
- ΚαὶKai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ὅτεhote“when”Conjunction · “when” · Strong's G3753
- ἐγένετοegeneto“He was”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- κατὰkata“utterly”Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
- μόνας,monas“alone,”Adjective, accusative, plural, feminine · from μόνος · “alone” · Strong's G3441
- ἠρώτωνērōtōn“they were asking”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐρωτάω · “to ask” · Strong's G2065
- αὐτὸνauton“Him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- οἱhoi“those”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- περὶperi“around”Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
- αὐτὸνauton“Him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- σὺνsun“with”Preposition · from σύν · “with” · Strong's G4862
- τοῖςtois“the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δώδεκαdōdeka“Twelve”Adjective, number · “twelve” · Strong's G1427
- τὰςtas“about the”Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- παραβολάς.parabolas“parables.”Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from παραβολή · “parable” · Strong's G3850
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)