King James Version

Mark 4:32

But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “greater” (μεῖζον) before than all here.

καὶkaiButκαίconjunction — “But”G2532and, even, also, namely.Butὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenσπαρῇsparēit is sownσπείρω (speirō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “it is sown”, a single actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.it is sownἀναβαίνειanabaineiit groweth upἀναβαίνω (anabainō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it groweth up”, an ongoing or repeated actionG305I go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up.it groweth upκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγίνεταιginetaibecomethγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “becometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.becomethμεῖζονmeizongreatμέγας (megas)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, neuter — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.greatπάντωνpantōnallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λαχάνωνlachanōnplantλάχανον (lachanon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “plant”, the of-formG3001an herb, garden plant, vegetable.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ποιεῖpoieito doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.κλάδουςkladousbranchesκλάδος (klados)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “branches”, the object formG2798a young tender shoot, then: a branch; met: of descendants.branchesμεγάλουςmegalousgreatμέγας (megas)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.ὥστεhōsteso thatὥστεconjunction — “so that”G5620so that, therefore, so then, so as to.This verse uses “so that”.so thatδύνασθαιdunasthaito mayδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to may”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.mayὑπὸhupounderὑπόpreposition — “under”G5259by, under, about.This verse uses “under”.underτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σκιὰνskianshadowσκιά (skia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “shadow”, the object formG4639a shadow, shade, thick darkness, an outline.the shadowαὐτοῦautouof itαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of it”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of itτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πετεινὰpeteinabirdπετεινόν (peteinon)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “bird”, the object formG4071a bird, fowl.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.κατασκηνοῦνkataskēnounto dwellκατασκηνόω (kataskēnoō)verb, present active infinitive — “to dwell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2681I encamp, take up my quarters, tabernacle, pitch my tent, dwell.This verse uses “dwell”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and whenever it may be sown, it cometh up, and doth become greater than any of the herbs, and doth make great branches, so that under its shade the fowls of the heaven are able to rest.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

and whenever it may be sown, it cometh up, and doth become greater than any of the herbs, and doth make great branches, so that under its shade the fowls of the heaven are able to rest.'

World English Bible

yet when it is sown , grows up and becomes greater than all the herbs , and puts out great branches , so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow .”

Darby Translation

and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.

Douay-Rheims

And when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches, so that the birds of the air may dwell under the shadow thereof.

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