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Matthew 13:3

And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐλάλησενelalēsenhe spakeλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he spake”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.he spakeαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themπολλὰpollamuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “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.parablesλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingἸδοὺidouBeholdἰδούparticle — “Behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.Beholdἐξῆλθενexēlthenwent forthἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “went forth”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.went forthὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σπείρωνspeirōnto sowσπείρω (speirō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to sow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.This verse uses “sow”.to sowτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σπείρεινspeireinto sowσπείρω (speirō)verb, present active infinitive — “to sow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4687I sow, spread, scatter.This verse uses “sow”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;

Young’s Literal Translation

and he spake to them many things in similes, saying: 'Lo, the sower went forth to sow,

World English Bible

He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “ Behold , a farmer went out to sow .

Darby Translation

And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went out to sow:

Douay-Rheims

And he spoke to them many things in parables, saying: Behold the sower went forth to sow.

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