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Matthew 25:9

‘No,’ said the wise ones, ‘or there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
Matthew 25:9
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Original language (Greek)

ἀπεκρίθησαν δὲ αἱ φρόνιμοι λέγουσαι· μήποτε οὐ μὴ ἀρκέσῃ ἡμῖν καὶ ὑμῖν. πορεύεσθε μᾶλλον πρὸς τοὺς πωλοῦντας καὶ ἀγοράσατε ἑαυταῖς.

  1. ἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsan“Answered”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. αἱhai“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. φρόνιμοιphronimoi“wise”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, feminine · from φρόνιμος · “thoughtful” · Strong's G5429
  5. λέγουσαι·legousai“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, feminine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  6. μήποτεmēpote“otherwise”
    Particle, negative + Particle · “lest + πότε=when” · Strong's G3361
  7. οὐou“certainly”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  8. μὴmē“not even”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  9. ἀρκέσῃarkesē“it may suffice”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἀρκέω · “be sufficient” · Strong's G0714
  10. ἡμῖνhēmin“for us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. ὑμῖν.humin“you.”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  13. πορεύεσθεporeuesthe“do go”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), imperative, 2nd person plural · from πορεύω · “to travel” · Strong's G4198
  14. μᾶλλονmallon“rather”
    Adverb · “more” · Strong's G3123H
  15. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  16. τοὺςtous“those”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. πωλοῦνταςpōlountas“selling”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from πωλέω · “to sell” · Strong's G4453
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. ἀγοράσατεagorasate“do buy”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ἀγοράζω · “to buy” · Strong's G0059
  20. ἑαυταῖς.he'autais“for yourselves.”
    Reflexive pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural, feminine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)