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Matthew 11:7

And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

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Τούτωνtoutōnasοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “as”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.asδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πορευομένωνporeuomenōnthey departedπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “they departed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.they departedἤρξατοērxatobeganἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “began”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.beganὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.λέγεινlegeinto sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “to say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.to sayτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλοιςochloisunto the multitudesὄχλος (ochlos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto the multitudes”, the to- or for-formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.unto the multitudesπερὶpericoncerningπερίpreposition — “concerning”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “concerning”.concerningἸωάννουiōannouJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “John”, the of-formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.JohnΤίtiWhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “What”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatἐξήλθατεexēlthatewent yeἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “went ye”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.went yeεἰςeisout intoεἰςpreposition — “out into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.out intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔρημονerēmonwildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the object formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wildernessθεάσασθαιtheasasthaito seeθεάομαι (theaomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to see”, a single actionG2300I see, behold, contemplate, look upon, view; I see, visit.This verse uses “see”.to seeκάλαμονkalamon? A reedκάλαμος (kalamos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “? A reed”, the object formG2563a reed; a reed-pen, reed-staff, measuring rod.This verse uses “a reed”.? A reedὑπὸhupowithὑπόpreposition — “with”G5259by, under, about.withἀνέμουanemouwindἄνεμος (anemos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “wind”, the of-formG417the wind; fig: applied to empty doctrines.the windσαλευόμενονsaleuomenonto shakeσαλεύω (saleuō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to shake”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4531I shake, excite, disturb in mind, stir up, drive away.This verse uses “shake”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, 'What went ye out to the wilderness to view? — a reed shaken by the wind?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

Young’s Literal Translation

And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, 'What went ye out to the wilderness to view? — a reed shaken by the wind?

World English Bible

As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, “ What did you go out into the wilderness to see ? A reed shaken by the wind?

Darby Translation

But as they went [away], Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed moved about by the wind?

Douay-Rheims

And when they went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What went you out into the desert to see? a reed shaken with the wind?

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