Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
ὃhoWhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.Whichμικρότερονmikroteronleastμικρός (mikros)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, neuter — “least”, the subject formG3398little, small.the leastμένmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.ἐστινestinit isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.it isπάντωνpantōnallπᾶς (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.σπερμάτωνspermatōnseedσπέρμα (sperma)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “seed”, the of-formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.ὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐξηθῇauxēthēto growαὐξάνω (auxanō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to grow”, a single actionG837(a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow.This verse uses “grow”.μεῖζονmeizongreatμέγας (megas)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, neuter — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λαχάνωνlachanōnamong herbsλάχανον (lachanon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “among herbs”, the of-formG3001an herb, garden plant, vegetable.among herbsἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “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.becomethδένδρονdendrona treeδένδρονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “a tree”, the subject formG1186a tree.a treeὥστεhōsteso thatὥστεconjunction — “so that”G5620so that, therefore, so then, so as to.This verse uses “so that”.so thatἐλθεῖνeltheinto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.comeτὰtatheὁ (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.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκατασκηνοῦνkataskēnounto lodgeκατασκηνόω (kataskēnoō)verb, present active infinitive — “to lodge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2681I encamp, take up my quarters, tabernacle, pitch my tent, dwell.lodgeἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κλάδοιςkladoisbranchesκλάδος (klados)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “branches”, the to- or for-formG2798a young tender shoot, then: a branch; met: of descendants.the branchesαὐτοῦautouthereofαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “thereof”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thereof
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Young’s Literal Translation
which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven do come and rest in its branches.'
World English Bible
which indeed is smaller than all seeds . But when it is grown , it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree , so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its branches .”
Darby Translation
which is less indeed than all seeds, but when it is grown is greater than herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of heaven come and roost in its branches.
Douay-Rheims
Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown up, it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come, and dwell in the branches thereof.
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