King James Version

Matthew 5:13

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “being cast” (βληθὲν) before out here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to be cast” (βληθῆναι) before out here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before is to here.

ὙμεῖςhumeisYeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “Ye”, the subject formG4771you.Yeἐστεesteareεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.areτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἅλαςhalassaltἅλαςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “salt”, the subject formG217salt.the saltτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsof the earthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “the earth”.of the earthἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἅλαςhalassaltἅλαςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “salt”, the subject formG217salt.the saltμωρανθῇmōranthēhave lost his savourμωραίνω (mōrainō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “have lost his savour”, a single actionG3471(a) I make foolish, turn to foolishness, (b) I taint, and thus: I am tasteless, make useless.have lost his savourἐνenwherewithἐνpreposition — “wherewith”G1722in, on, among.wherewithτίνιtiniwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the to- or for-formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ἁλισθήσεταιhalisthēsetaishall it be saltedἁλίζω (halizō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall it be salted”, an action still aheadG233I salt, sprinkle with salt (of sacrifices or of those who offer sacrifice), keep fresh and sound, and so acceptable to God.shall it be saltedεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forοὐδὲνoudennothingοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “nothing”, the object formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “nothing”.nothingἰσχύειischueibe strongἰσχύω (ischuō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “be strong”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2480I have strength, am strong, am in full health and vigor, am able; meton: I prevail.ἔτιetistillἔτιadverb — “still”G2089(a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition.This verse uses “still”.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.βληθὲνblēthento be castβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to be cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.to be castἔξωexōoutἔξωadverb — “out”G1854without, outside.outκαταπατεῖσθαιkatapateisthaito be trodden under footκαταπατέω (katapateō)verb, present passive infinitive — “to be trodden under foot”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2662I trample down, trample under foot (lit. and met.), spurn.to be trodden under footὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnmenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.men

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

βληθῆναιblēthēnaito be castβάλλω (ballō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to be cast”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “cast”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

World English Bible

“ You are the salt of the earth , but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing , but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men .

Darby Translation

Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have become insipid, wherewith shall it be salted? It is no longer fit for anything but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot by men.

Douay-Rheims

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savour, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing any more but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

See Also

Analytics Cookies