Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?Matthew 12:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε τί ἐποίησεν Δαυὶδ ὅτε ἐπείνασεν καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ;
- 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
- οὐκouk“Surely”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἀνέγνωτεanegnōte“you have read”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἀναγινώσκω · “to read” · Strong's G0314
- τίti“what”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ἐποίησενepoiēsen“did”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
- ΔαυὶδDauid“David”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ · “David” · Strong's G1138
- ὅτεhote“when”Conjunction · “when” · Strong's G3753
- ἐπείνασενepeinasen“he was hungry”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πεινάω · “to hunger” · Strong's G3983
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οἱhoi“those”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μετ᾽met᾽“with”Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
- αὐτοῦ;autou“him?”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)