Matthew 12:11

He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
Matthew 12:11
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Original language (Greek)

Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τίς ἔσται ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἕξει πρόβατον ἓν, καὶ ἐὰν ἐμπέσῃ τοῦτο τοῖς σάββασιν εἰς βόθυνον, οὐχὶ κρατήσει αὐτὸ καὶ ἐγερεῖ;

  1. ὉHo“He”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. εἶπενeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  4. αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. τίςtis“Who”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  6. ἔσταιestai“will there be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  7. ἐξex“among”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  8. ὑμῶνhumōn“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  9. ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  10. ὃςhos“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  11. ἕξειhexei“will have”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  12. πρόβατονprobaton“sheep”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “sheep” · Strong's G4263
  13. ἓν,hen“one,”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ἐὰνean“if”
    Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
  16. ἐμπέσῃempesē“shall fall”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἐμπίπτω · “to fall into” · Strong's G1706
  17. τοῦτοtouto“it”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  18. τοῖςtois“on the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. σάββασινsabbasin“Sabbaths”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from σάββατον · “Sabbath” · Strong's G4521
  20. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  21. βόθυνον,bothunon“a pit,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from βόθυνος · “pit” · Strong's G0999
  22. οὐχὶouchi“surely”
    Particle, negative · from οὐχί · “not” · Strong's G3780
  23. κρατήσειkratēsei“he will take hold of”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κρατέω · “to grasp/seize” · Strong's G2902
  24. αὐτὸauto“it”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  25. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  26. ἐγερεῖ;egerei“will raise [it] up?”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐγείρω · “to arise” · Strong's G1453
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)