After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.Matthew 27:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Συμβούλιον δὲ λαβόντες ἠγόρασαν ἐξ αὐτῶν τὸν ἀγρὸν τοῦ κεραμέως εἰς ταφὴν τοῖς ξένοις.
- ΣυμβούλιονSumboulion“Counsel”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from συμβούλιον · “counsel/council” · Strong's G4824
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- λαβόντεςlabontes“having taken”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
- ἠγόρασανēgorasan“they bought”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀγοράζω · “to buy” · Strong's G0059
- ἐξex“with”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- αὐτῶνautōn“them”Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀγρὸνagron“field”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀγρός · “field” · Strong's G0068H
- τοῦtou“of the”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κεραμέωςkerameōs“potter”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κεραμεύς · “potter” · Strong's G2763H
- εἰςeis“for”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- ταφὴνtaphēn“a burial place”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ταφή · “burial (place)” · Strong's G5027
- τοῖςtois“for the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ξένοις.xenois“strangers.”Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from ξένος · “foreign” · Strong's G3581
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)