Matthew 25:35

For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
Matthew 25:35
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Original language (Greek)

ἐπείνασα γὰρ καὶ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν, ἐδίψησα καὶ ἐποτίσατέ με, ξένος ἤμην καὶ συνηγάγετέ με,

  1. ἐπείνασαepeinasa“I hungered”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from πεινάω · “to hunger” · Strong's G3983
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. ἐδώκατέedōkate“you gave”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  5. μοιmoi“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  6. φαγεῖν,phagein“to eat,”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from φαγεῖν · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
  7. ἐδίψησαedipsēsa“I thirsted”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from διψάω · “to thirst” · Strong's G1372
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. ἐποτίσατέepotisate“you gave to drink”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ποτίζω · “to water” · Strong's G4222
  10. με,me“me,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  11. ξένοςxenos“a stranger”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “foreign” · Strong's G3581
  12. ἤμηνēmēn“I was”
    Verb, imperfect, middle, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. συνηγάγετέsunēgagete“you took in”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from συνάγω · “to assemble” · Strong's G4863
  15. με,me“Me,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)