Matthew 12:3

Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
Matthew 12:3
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Original language (Greek)

Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· οὐκ ἀνέγνωτε τί ἐποίησεν Δαυὶδ ὅτε ἐπείνασεν καὶ οἱ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ;

  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. οὐκouk“Surely”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  6. ἀνέγνωτεanegnōte“you have read”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἀναγινώσκω · “to read” · Strong's G0314
  7. τίti“what”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  8. ἐποίησενepoiēsen“did”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  9. ΔαυὶδDauid“David”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ · “David” · Strong's G1138
  10. ὅτεhote“when”
    Conjunction · “when” · Strong's G3753
  11. ἐπείνασενepeinasen“he was hungry”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πεινάω · “to hunger” · Strong's G3983
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. οἱhoi“those”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. μετ᾽met᾽“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  15. 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)