Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’Matthew 20:15
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἢ οὐκ ἔξεστίν μοι ὃ θέλω ποιῆσαι ἐν τοῖς ἐμοῖς; ἢ ὁ ὀφθαλμός σου πονηρός ἐστιν ὅτι ἐγὼ ἀγαθός εἰμι;
- ἢē“Or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- οὐκouk“surely”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἔξεστίνexestin“it is lawful”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔξεστι, ἐξόν · “it is permitted” · Strong's G1832
- μοιmoi“for me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ὃho“what”Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- θέλωthelō“I want”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
- ποιῆσαιpoiēsai“to do”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
- ἐνen“with”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τοῖςtois“that which [is]”Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐμοῖς;emois“mine?”Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐμός · “my” · Strong's G1473
- ἢē“Or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὀφθαλμόςophthalmos“eye”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “eye” · Strong's G3788
- σουsou“of you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- πονηρόςponēros“envious”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “evil/bad” · Strong's G4190
- ἐστινestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ὅτιhoti“because”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- ἐγὼegō“I myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- ἀγαθόςagathos“generous”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
- εἰμι;eimi“am?”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)