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Matthew 4:21

And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπροβὰςprobasgoing onπροβαίνω (probainō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “going on”, a single actionG4260I go forward, advance.going onἐκεῖθενekeithenfrom thenceἐκεῖθενadverb — “from thence”G1564thence, from that place.This verse uses “thence”.from thenceεἶδενeidenseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).he sawἄλλουςallousotherἄλλος (allos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “other”, the object formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “other”.otherδύοduotwoδύοadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “two”, the object formG1417two.twoἀδελφούςadelphousbrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenἸάκωβονiakōbonJamesἸάκωβος (iakōbos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “James”, the object formG2385James, (a) the Small, son of Alphaeus, and one of the Twelve, (b) half-brother of Jesus, (c) father (?) of Jude, (d) son of Zebedee, and brother of John, one of the Twelve, killed A.D. 44.Jamesτὸνtonthe son ofὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the son of”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.the son ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΖεβεδαίουzebedaiouZebedeeΖεβεδαῖος (zebedaios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Zebedee”, the of-formG2199Zebedee, father of the apostles James and John.Zebedeeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἸωάννηνiōannēnJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “John”, the object formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brotherαὐτοῦautoutheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πλοίῳploiōboatπλοῖον (ploion)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “boat”, the to- or for-formG4143a ship, vessel, boat.μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.ΖεβεδαίουzebedaiouZebedeeΖεβεδαῖος (zebedaios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Zebedee”, the of-formG2199Zebedee, father of the apostles James and John.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὸςpatrosfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.fatherαὐτῶνautōntheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirκαταρτίζονταςkatartizontasto completeκαταρτίζω (katartizō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to complete”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2675(a) I fit (join) together; met: I compact together, (b) act. and mid: I prepare, perfect, for his (its) full destination or use, bring into its proper condition (whether for the first time, or after a lapse).τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δίκτυαdiktuanetsδίκτυον (diktuon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “nets”, the object formG1350a fishing-net.netsαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐκάλεσενekalesento callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to call”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.αὐτούςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And having advanced thence, he saw other two brothers, James of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, refitting their nets, and he called them,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

Young’s Literal Translation

And having advanced thence, he saw other two brothers, James of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, refitting their nets, and he called them,

World English Bible

Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.

Darby Translation

And going on thence he saw other two brothers, James the [son] of Zebedee and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their trawl-nets, and he called them;

Douay-Rheims

And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and he called them.

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