Mark 4:26

Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
Mark 4:26
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Original language (Greek)

Καὶ ἔλεγεν· οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ, ὡς ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἔλεγεν·elegen“He was saying;”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  3. οὕτωςhoutōs“Thus”
    Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
  4. ἐστὶνestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  5. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. βασιλείαbasileia“kingdom”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  7. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. θεοῦ,theou“of God,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  9. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  10. ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“a man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  11. βάλῃbalē“shall cast”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906I
  12. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. σπόρονsporon“seed”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from σπόρος · “seed” · Strong's G4703
  14. ἐπὶepi“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  15. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. γῆςgēs“earth”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093I
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)