King James Version

Luke 6:44

For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

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ἕκαστονhekastoneveryἕκαστος (hekastos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “every”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.everyγὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forδένδρονdendrontreeδένδρονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “tree”, the subject formG1186a tree.ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδίουidiouone's ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “one's own”, the of-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.This verse uses “one's own”.καρποῦkarpoufruitκαρπός (karpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “fruit”, the of-formG2590(a) fruit, generally vegetable, sometimes animal, (b) met: fruit, deed, action, result, (c) profit, gain.This verse uses “fruit”.γινώσκεταιginōsketaito knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to know”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.οὐoumen do notοὐadverb — “men do not”G3756no, not.men do notγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofἀκανθῶνakanthōna thornἄκανθα (akantha)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “a thorn”, the of-formG173a thorn-bush, prickly plant; a thorn.συλλέγουσινsullegousinto collectσυλλέγω (sullegō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to collect”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4816I collect, gather.This verse uses “collect”.σῦκαsukafigσῦκον (sukon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “fig”, the object formG4810a (ripe) fig.οὐδὲoudeand notοὐδέconjunction — “and not”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.βάτουbatoua bramble bushβάτος (batos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “a bramble bush”, the of-formG942a thorn bush or bramble.a bramble bushσταφυλὴνstaphulēngrapesσταφυλή (staphulē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “grapes”, the object formG4718a grape, cluster of grapes.grapesτρυγῶσινtrugōsinto harvestτρυγάω (trugaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to harvest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5166I gather (as of grapes), harvest.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for each tree from its own fruit is known, for not from thorns do they gather figs, nor from a bramble do they crop a grape.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

Young’s Literal Translation

for each tree from its own fruit is known, for not from thorns do they gather figs, nor from a bramble do they crop a grape.

World English Bible

For each tree is known by its own fruit . For people don’ t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

Darby Translation

for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble.

Douay-Rheims

For every tree is known by its fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns; nor from a bramble bush do they gather the grape.

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