King James Version

Matthew 8:20

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀλώπεκεςalōpekesfoxesἀλώπηξ (alōpēx)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “foxes”, the subject formG258a fox; a fox-like, crafty person.The foxesφωλεοὺςphōleousholesφωλεός (phōleos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “holes”, the object formG5454a burrow, hole, den, lair.holesἔχουσινechousinhathἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “hath”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.hathκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πετεινὰpeteinabirdπετεινόν (peteinon)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “bird”, the subject 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.κατασκηνώσειςkataskēnōseisdwelling placeκατασκήνωσις (kataskēnōsis)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “dwelling place”, the object formG2682a dwelling-place.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”.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔχειecheito haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ποῦpouwhereποῦadverb — “where”G4226where, in what place.This verse uses “where”.whereτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κεφαλὴνkephalēnhis headκεφαλή (kephalē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “his head”, the object formG2776(a) the head, (b) met: a corner stone, uniting two walls; head, ruler, lord.his headκλίνῃklinēto bowκλίνω (klinō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to bow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2827trans: I rest, recline; I bend, incline; I cause to give ground, make to yield; intrans: I decline, approach my end.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Jesus saith to him, 'The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may lay the head.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jesus saith to him, 'The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may lay the head.'

World English Bible

Jesus said to him, “ The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests , but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head .”

Darby Translation

And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven roosting-places; but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.

Douay-Rheims

And Jesus saith to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests: but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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