It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “great” (μέγα,) before and here.
ὁμοίαhomoialikeὅμοιος (homoios)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “like”, the subject formG3664like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank.This verse uses “like”.likeἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.κόκκῳkokkōa grainκόκκος (kokkos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “a grain”, the to- or for-formG2848a kernel, grain, seed.This verse uses “grain”.a grainσινάπεωςsinapeōsof mustard seedσίναπι (sinapi)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of mustard seed”, the of-formG4615mustard (probably the shrub, not the herb).of mustard seedὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichλαβὼνlabōntookλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “took”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.tookἄνθρωποςanthrōposa humanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.ἔβαλενebalenand castβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.and castεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoκῆπονkēpongardenκῆπος (kēpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “garden”, the object formG2779a garden, any place planted with trees and herbs.gardenἑαυτοῦheautoumyἑαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “my”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andηὔξησενēuxēsenit grewαὐξάνω (auxanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it grew”, a single actionG837(a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow.it grewκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐγένετοegenetowaxedγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “waxed”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.waxedεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.δένδρονdendrontreeδένδρονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “tree”, the object formG1186a tree.treeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πετεινὰpeteinafowlsπετεινόν (peteinon)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “fowls”, the subject formG4071a bird, fowl.the fowlsτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouof the airοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the air”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.of the airκατεσκήνωσενkateskēnōsenlodgedκατασκηνόω (kataskēnoō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “lodged”, a single actionG2681I encamp, take up my quarters, tabernacle, pitch my tent, dwell.lodgedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κλάδοιςkladoisbranchesκλάδος (klados)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “branches”, the to- or for-formG2798a young tender shoot, then: a branch; met: of descendants.the branchesαὐτοῦautouof itαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of it”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of it
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
μέγαmegaa greatμέγας (megas)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “a great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did cast into his garden, and it increased, and came to a great tree, and the fowls of the heavens did rest in its branches.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof.
Young’s Literal Translation
It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, did cast into his garden, and it increased, and came to a great tree, and the fowls of the heavens did rest in its branches.'
World English Bible
It is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his own garden . It grew and became a large tree , and the birds of the sky live in its branches .”
Darby Translation
It is like a grain of mustard [seed] which a man took and cast into his garden; and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of heaven lodged in its branches.
Douay-Rheims
It is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and cast into his garden, and it grew and became a great tree, and the birds of the air lodged in the branches thereof.
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