Matthew 5:45

that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Matthew 5:45
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Original language (Greek)

ὅπως γένησθε υἱοὶ τοῦ πατρὸς ὑμῶν τοῦ ἐν οὐρανοῖς, ὅτι τὸν ἥλιον αὐτοῦ ἀνατέλλει ἐπὶ πονηροὺς καὶ ἀγαθοὺς καὶ βρέχει ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ἀδίκους.

  1. ὅπωςhopōs“so that”
    Conjunction · “that” · Strong's G3704
  2. γένησθεgenēsthe“you may be”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  3. υἱοὶhuioi“sons”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  4. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. πατρὸςpatros“Father”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  6. ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  7. τοῦtou“who is”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  9. οὐρανοῖς,ouranois“heavens,”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  10. ὅτιhoti“For”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  11. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ἥλιονhēlion“sun”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἥλιος · “sun” · Strong's G2246
  13. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. ἀνατέλλειanatellei“He makes rise”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀνατέλλω · “to rise” · Strong's G0393
  15. ἐπὶepi“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  16. πονηροὺςponērous“evil”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πονηρός · “evil/bad” · Strong's G4190
  17. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  18. ἀγαθοὺςagathous“good”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
  19. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. βρέχειbrechei“He sends rain”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βρέχω · “to rain down” · Strong's G1026
  21. ἐπὶepi“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  22. δικαίουςdikaious“righteous”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from δίκαιος · “just” · Strong's G1342
  23. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  24. ἀδίκους.adikous“unrighteous.”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἄδικος · “unjust” · Strong's G0094
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)