Matthew 25:8

The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
Matthew 25:8
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Original language (Greek)

αἱ δὲ μωραὶ ταῖς φρονίμοις εἶπαν· δότε ἡμῖν ἐκ τοῦ ἐλαίου ὑμῶν, ὅτι αἱ λαμπάδες ἡμῶν σβέννυνται.

  1. αἱhai“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. μωραὶmōrai“the foolish”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, feminine · from μωρός · “foolish” · Strong's G3474
  4. ταῖςtais“to the”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. φρονίμοιςphronimois“wise”
    Adjective, dative, plural, feminine · from φρόνιμος · “thoughtful” · Strong's G5429
  6. εἶπαν·eipan“said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  7. δότεdote“do give”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  8. ἡμῖνhēmin“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  9. ἐκek“of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  10. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ἐλαίουelaiou“oil”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἔλαιον · “olive oil” · Strong's G1637
  12. ὑμῶν,humōn“of you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  13. ὅτιhoti“for”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  14. αἱhai“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. λαμπάδεςlampades“lamps”
    Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from λαμπάς · “window” · Strong's G2985
  16. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  17. σβέννυνται.sbennuntai“are going out.”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from σβέννυμι · “to extinguish” · Strong's G4570
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)