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Matthew 13:10

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπροσελθόντεςproselthontescameπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “came”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).cameοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταὶmathētaidiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.εἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a single 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”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).and saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΔιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τίtiWhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.Whyἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπαραβολαῖςparabolaisparablesπαραβολή (parabolē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “parables”, the to- or for-formG3850(a) a comparison, (b) a parable, often of those uttered by our Lord, (c) a proverb, an adage.parablesλαλεῖςlaleisto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

Young’s Literal Translation

And the disciples having come near, said to him, 'Wherefore in similes dost thou speak to them?'

World English Bible

The disciples came, and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”

Darby Translation

And the disciples came up and said to him, Why speakest thou to them in parables?

Douay-Rheims

And his disciples came and said to him: Why speakest thou to them in parables?

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