The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’Matthew 25:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
αἱ δὲ μωραὶ ταῖς φρονίμοις εἶπαν· δότε ἡμῖν ἐκ τοῦ ἐλαίου ὑμῶν, ὅτι αἱ λαμπάδες ἡμῶν σβέννυνται.
- αἱhai“<the>”Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δὲde“And”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- μωραὶmōrai“the foolish”Adjective, nominative, plural, feminine · from μωρός · “foolish” · Strong's G3474
- ταῖςtais“to the”Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- φρονίμοιςphronimois“wise”Adjective, dative, plural, feminine · from φρόνιμος · “thoughtful” · Strong's G5429
- εἶπαν·eipan“said;”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- δότεdote“do give”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- ἡμῖνhēmin“us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἐκek“of”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- τοῦtou“the”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐλαίουelaiou“oil”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἔλαιον · “olive oil” · Strong's G1637
- ὑμῶν,humōn“of you,”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ὅτιhoti“for”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- αἱhai“the”Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λαμπάδεςlampades“lamps”Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from λαμπάς · “window” · Strong's G2985
- ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- 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)