King James Version

Matthew 22:7

But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having heard” (ἀκούσας) before the here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butβασιλεὺςbasileuswhen the kingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “when the king”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.when the kingὠργίσθηōrgisthēthereof, he was wrothὀργίζομαι (orgizomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “thereof, he was wroth”, a single actionG3710I irritate, provoke, am angry.thereof, he was wrothκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπέμψαςpempsashe sent forthπέμπω (pempō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he sent forth”, a single actionG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.he sent forthτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.στρατεύματαstrateumataarmiesστράτευμα (strateuma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “armies”, the object formG4753an army, detachment of troops.armiesαὐτοῦautoutheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirἀπώλεσενapōlesento destroyἀπόλλυμι (apollumi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to destroy”, a single actionG622(a) I kill, destroy, (b) I lose, mid: I am perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain).This verse uses “destroy”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φονεῖςphoneismurdererφονεύς (phoneus)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “murderer”, the object formG5406a murderer.ἐκείνουςekeinousthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “that”, the object formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόλινpolincityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.cityαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐνέπρησενeneprēsento burnἐμπίμπρημι (empimprēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to burn”, a single actionG1714I burn, set on fire, suffer inflammation.This verse uses “burn”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀκούσαςakousasheardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the king was wroth; and he sent his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;

World English Bible

When the king heard that , he was angry , and sent his armies , destroyed those murderers , and burned their city .

Darby Translation

And [when] the king [heard of it he] was wroth, and having sent his forces, destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

Douay-Rheims

But when the king had heard of it, he was angry, and sending his armies, he destroyed those murderers, and burnt their city.

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