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Matthew 22:25

Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:

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ἦσανēsanthere wereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “there were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.there wereδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.παρ’parwithπαρά (para)preposition — “with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.withἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usἑπτὰheptasevenἑπτάadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “seven”, the subject formG2033seven.sevenἀδελφοίadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρῶτοςprōtosfirstπρῶτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.the firstγήμαςgēmaswhen he had married a wifeγαμέω (gameō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he had married a wife”, a single actionG1060I marry, used of either sex.when he had married a wifeἐτελεύτησενeteleutēsendeceasedτελευτάω (teleutaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “deceased”, a single actionG5053I end, finish, die, complete.deceasedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμὴmēnoμήadverb — “no”G3361not, lest.noἔχωνechōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.σπέρμαspermaissueσπέρμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “issue”, the object formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.issueἀφῆκενaphēkenleftἀφίημι (aphiēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “left”, a single actionG863(a) I send away, (b) I let go, release, permit to depart, (c) I remit, forgive, (d) I permit, suffer.leftτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γυναῖκαgunaikawifeγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “wife”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.wifeαὐτοῦautouunto hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “unto his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto hisτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφῷadelphōbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the to- or for-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brotherαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first married and deceased, and having no seed left his wife unto his brother;

Young’s Literal Translation

'And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother;

World English Bible

Now there were with us seven brothers. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother.

Darby Translation

Now there were with us seven brethren; and the first having married died, and not having seed, left his wife to his brother.

Douay-Rheims

Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first having married a wife, died; and not having issue, left his wife to his brother.

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