Matthew 26:26

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.

  1. ἘσθιόντωνEsthiontōn“When were eating”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἐσθίω · “to eat” · Strong's G2068
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. αὐτῶνautōn“they”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. λαβὼνlabōn“having taken”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  5. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  7. ἄρτονarton“bread”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἄρτος · “bread” · Strong's G0740
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. εὐλογήσαςeulogēsas“having blessed”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εὐλογέω · “to praise/bless” · Strong's G2127
  10. ἔκλασεν,eklasen“broke [it],”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κλάω · “to break” · Strong's G2806
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. δοὺςdous“giving”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  13. τοῖςtois“to the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. μαθηταῖςmathētais“disciples”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
  15. εἶπεν·eipen“He said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  16. λάβετεlabete“do take”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  17. φάγετε·phagete“do eat;”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person plural · from φαγεῖν · “to eat” · Strong's G5315
  18. τοῦτόtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  19. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  20. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. σῶμάsōma“body”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from σῶμα · “body” · Strong's G4983
  22. 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)