Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.Mark 4:26
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Καὶ ἔλεγεν· οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ, ὡς ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς
- ΚαὶKai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἔλεγεν·elegen“He was saying;”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- οὕτωςhoutōs“Thus”Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
- ἐστὶνestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βασιλείαbasileia“kingdom”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεοῦ,theou“of God,”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- ὡςhōs“as”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“a man”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- βάλῃbalē“shall cast”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from βάλλω · “to throw” · Strong's G0906I
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σπόρονsporon“seed”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from σπόρος · “seed” · Strong's G4703
- ἐπὶepi“upon”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τῆςtēs“the”Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- 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)