While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”Matthew 26:26
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Original language (Greek)
Ἐσθιόντων δὲ αὐτῶν λαβὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἄρτον καὶ εὐλογήσας ἔκλασεν, καὶ δοὺς τοῖς μαθηταῖς εἶπεν· λάβετε φάγετε· τοῦτό ἐστιν τὸ σῶμά μου.
- ἘσθιόντωνEsthiontōn“When were eating”Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἐσθίω · “to eat” · Strong's G2068
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- αὐτῶνautōn“they”Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- λαβὼνlabōn“having taken”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- ἄρτονarton“bread”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἄρτος · “bread” · Strong's G0740
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- εὐλογήσαςeulogēsas“having blessed”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εὐλογέω · “to praise/bless” · Strong's G2127
- ἔκλασεν,eklasen“broke [it],”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κλάω · “to break” · Strong's G2806
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- δοὺςdous“giving”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- τοῖςtois“to the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μαθηταῖςmathētais“disciples”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
- εἶπεν·eipen“He said;”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- λάβετεlabete“do take”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
- φάγετε·phagete“do eat;”Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from φαγεῖν · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
- τοῦτόtouto“this”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἐστινestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- σῶμάsōma“body”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from σῶμα · “body” · Strong's G4983
- μου.mou“of Me.”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, 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)