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
Original language and places
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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;
- ὉHo“He”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- εἶπενeipen“said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τίςtis“Who”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ἔσταιestai“will there be”Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἐξex“among”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- ὑμῶνhumōn“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“man”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ὃςhos“who”Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἕξειhexei“will have”Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- πρόβατονprobaton“sheep”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “sheep” · Strong's G4263
- ἓν,hen“one,”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from εἷς · “one” · Strong's G1520
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐὰνean“if”Conditional · from ἐάν · “if” · Strong's G1437
- ἐμπέσῃempesē“shall fall”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἐμπίπτω · “to fall into” · Strong's G1706
- τοῦτοtouto“it”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- τοῖςtois“on the”Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σάββασινsabbasin“Sabbaths”Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from σάββατον · “Sabbath” · Strong's G4521
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- βόθυνον,bothunon“a pit,”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from βόθυνος · “pit” · Strong's G0999
- οὐχὶouchi“surely”Particle, negative · from οὐχί · “not” · Strong's G3780
- κρατήσειkratēsei“he will take hold of”Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κρατέω · “to grasp/seize” · Strong's G2902
- αὐτὸauto“it”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- 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)