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Luke 12:24

Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

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κατανοήσατεkatanoēsateConsiderκατανοέω (katanoeō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Consider”, a single actionG2657I take note of, perceive, consider carefully, discern, detect, make account of.This verse uses “consider”.Considerτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κόρακαςkorakasravensκόραξ (korax)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “ravens”, the object formG2876a raven, crow.the ravensὅτιhotiforὅτιconjunction — “for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.forοὐouthey neitherοὐadverb — “they neither”G3756no, not.they neitherσπείρουσινspeirousinsowσπείρω (speirō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “sow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.This verse uses “sow”.sowοὐδὲoudenorοὐδέconjunction — “nor”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “nor”.norθερίζουσινtherizousinreapθερίζω (therizō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “reap”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2325I reap, gather, harvest.This verse uses “reap”.reapοἷςhoiswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichοὐκoukneitherοὐ (ou)adverb — “neither”G3756no, not.neitherἔστινestinhaveεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.haveταμεῖονtameionstorehouseταμεῖονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “storehouse”, the subject formG5009a store-chamber, secret chamber, closet; a granary, barn.storehouseοὐδὲoudenorοὐδέconjunction — “nor”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.This verse uses “nor”.norἀποθήκηapothēkēbarnἀποθήκηnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “barn”, the subject formG596a repository, granary, barn, storehouse.This verse uses “barn”.barnκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godτρέφειtrepheifeedethτρέφω (trephō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “feedeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5142I feed, nourish; I bring up, rear, provide for.feedethαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themπόσῳposōhow muchπόσος (posos)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “how much”, the to- or for-formG4214how much, how great, how many.This verse uses “how much”.how muchμᾶλλονmallonmoreμᾶλλονadverb — “more”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “more”.moreὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeδιαφέρετεdiapheretebetter thanδιαφέρω (diapherō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “better than”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1308(a) trans: I carry through, hither and thither, (b) intrans: I am different, differ, and sometimes: I surpass, excel.better thanτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πετεινῶνpeteinōnfowlsπετεινόν (peteinon)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “fowls”, the of-formG4071a bird, fowl.the fowls

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!

Young’s Literal Translation

'Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?

World English Bible

Consider the ravens : they don’ t sow , they don’ t reap , they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them . How much more valuable are you than birds !

Darby Translation

Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God feeds them. How much better are ye than the birds?

Douay-Rheims

Consider the ravens, for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither have they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much are you more valuable than they?

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World English Bible

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