Matthew 27:7

After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.
Matthew 27:7
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Original language (Greek)

Συμβούλιον δὲ λαβόντες ἠγόρασαν ἐξ αὐτῶν τὸν ἀγρὸν τοῦ κεραμέως εἰς ταφὴν τοῖς ξένοις.

  1. ΣυμβούλιονSumboulion“Counsel”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from συμβούλιον · “counsel/council” · Strong's G4824
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. λαβόντεςlabontes“having taken”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  4. ἠγόρασανēgorasan“they bought”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀγοράζω · “to buy” · Strong's G0059
  5. ἐξex“with”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  6. αὐτῶνautōn“them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἀγρὸνagron“field”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀγρός · “field” · Strong's G0068H
  9. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. κεραμέωςkerameōs“potter”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κεραμεύς · “potter” · Strong's G2763H
  11. εἰςeis“for”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  12. ταφὴνtaphēn“a burial place”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ταφή · “burial (place)” · Strong's G5027
  13. τοῖςtois“for the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. 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)