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Matthew 25:3

The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.
Matthew 25:3
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Original language (Greek)

αἱ γὰρ μωραὶ λαβοῦσαι τὰς λαμπάδας αὐτῶν οὐκ ἔλαβον μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν ἔλαιον,

  1. αἱhai“Those [who]”
    Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. μωραὶmōrai“foolish”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, feminine · from μωρός · “foolish” · Strong's G3474
  4. λαβοῦσαιlabousai“having taken”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, feminine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  5. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. λαμπάδαςlampadas“lamps”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from λαμπάς · “window” · Strong's G2985
  7. αὐτῶνautōn“of them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  9. ἔλαβονelabon“did take”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  10. μεθ᾽meth᾽“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  11. ἑαυτῶνhe'autōn“their own”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, genitive, plural, feminine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  12. ἔλαιον,elaion“oil,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἔλαιον · “olive oil” · Strong's G1637
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)